Definition of Portuguese monetary unit

1. Noun. Monetary unit in Portugal.

Generic synonyms: Monetary Unit
Specialized synonyms: Escudo, Portuguese Escudo, Conto

Lexicographical Neighbors of Portuguese Monetary Unit

Portuguese
Portuguese-Canadian
Portuguese Congo
Portuguese East Africa
Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Republic
Portuguese Sign Language
Portuguese Water Dog
Portuguese Water Dogs
Portuguese West Africa
Portuguese cypress
Portuguese escudo
Portuguese heath
Portuguese man-of-war
Portuguese men-of-war
Portuguese monetary unit (current term)
Portugueseness
Portulaca grandiflora
Portulaca oleracea
Portulacaceae
Portunidae
Portunus
Portunus puber
Portuñol
Portwood
Porzana
Porzana porzana
Poseidon
Posh

Literary usage of Portuguese monetary unit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Pocket-guide to Europe by Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1904)
"The reis, the Portuguese monetary unit, is about \ centime, or 2J mills : each franc is therefore worth 200 reis. The conto de reis, or a million of reis, ..."

2. Cassell's Complete Pocket-guide to Europe by Edmund Clarence Stedman, Edward King (1897)
"The reis, the Portuguese monetary unit, is about \ centime, or 2-i mills: each franc is therefore worth 200 reis. The conto de reis, or a million of reis, ..."

3. Osgood's Complete Pocket-guide to Europe by Osgood, James R. & Co., pub, Osgood, James R. and company, publisher (1882)
"The reis, the Portuguese monetary unit, is about \ centime, or 2-J mills : each franc is therefore worth 200 reis. The conto de reis, or a million of reis, ..."

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