Lira
['lɪərə] or ['lɪrə]
Definition
(noun.) formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi.
(noun.) the basic unit of money in Turkey.
(noun.) the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents.
Typist: Toni--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.
Checker: Mortimer
Definition
n. an Italian coin worth a franc and divisible into 100 centesimi:—pl. Lire (lē′rā).
Checker: Zelig
Examples
- I took out my pocket-book and gave them each a ten-lira note. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I gave him a ten-lira note. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I put a ten-lira note on the bar to pay for the coffee. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- That meant he paid less than even money on a ten-lira bet. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Tra-lira-la, said he, whistling the notes; nay, I know my gamut as well as another. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I paid him when it was over and tipped him half a lira. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Catherine had a little over twelve hundred lire. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I gave the porter and the machine-gunner ten lire apiece. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But I would have liked the three thousand lire. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We all agreed we ought to back him and pooled one hundred lire. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We'll have over three thousand lire. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Then we won't get three thousand lire, Catherine said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It cost fifteen lire. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Give me two hundred lire and I'll walk straight back toward Austria, Bonello said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- One evening I was short of money and George loaned me a hundred lire. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Give them five lire apiece and five lire for yourself. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Typed by Eliza