noun
lira
LEER-ruh
noun
1
Turkey's basic unit of currency.
"He exchanged his dollars for Turkish lira."
2
The former currency of Italy, before the country adopted the euro.
"Before 2002, Italians priced everything in lira."
How to Use Lira
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe currency used in Turkey today, and formerly in Italy and several other countries before the euro.
Word Forms
lire plural, lira plural, liras plural, lirot plural, liroth plural, liras plural, lirae plural
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Etymology
From Italian lira, ultimately from Latin libra ("a pound," originally a unit of weight). A doublet of libra and litre.