1. A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
   "He tipped the waiter 5 piasters";
   - piastre [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. A fractional monetary unit of Turkey; 100 kurus equal 1 lira
   "The old coin was worth 25 piaster";
   - kurus, piastre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: piasters

Type of: fractional monetary unit, subunit, Turkish monetary unit

Part of: Egyptian pound, Lebanese pound, lira, pound, Sudanese pound, Syrian pound, Turkish lira

Encyclopedia: Piaster