transcription, транскрипция: [ lɪərə ]
( lire /lɪərə/ )
The lira was the unit of money that is used in Italy. Turkey and Syria also have a unit of money called a lira . In 2002 it was replaced by the euro in Italy.
It only cost me 400,000 lire...
Coin-operated telephones took 100, 200 and 500 lire coins.
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The lira was also used to refer to the Italian currency system, and it also sometimes refers to the currency system of other countries which use the lira.
The franc had been under no pressure compared with the lira and the pound.
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