lira
/ˈlɪrə/
noun
- The former basic unit of money in Italy, Turkey, and some other countries, replaced by the euro in Italy in 2002.
- He exchanged his dollars for Turkish lira before his trip to Istanbul.
- The price of a coffee in Rome used to be about 1,500 lire.
- She found an old 500-lira coin in her grandmother's drawer.