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Noun: asper  as-pu(r)
Usage: archaic
  1. Formerly a fractional monetary unit of Turkey; 20 aspers equal 1 kurus
    "He found an antique asper coin at the flea market"

Derived forms: aspers

Type of: Turkish monetary unit

Part of: kurus, piaster [US], piastre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Asper, Leonard