milreis
/mil-reys; Portuguese meel-reys/US // ˈmɪlˌreɪs; Portuguese milˈreɪs //UK // (ˈmɪlˌreɪs, Portuguese milˈrɛiʃ) //
米饭,小米,小米饭,小米粥
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural mil·reis.
- : a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- : a gold coin and former monetary unit of Portugal, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1910.
Examples
The German choral union had given a concert in aid of this humane society, which alone had realized 3100 milreis (above 300)!
A premium of as much as five milreis a bag has been paid by speculators in order to obtain immediate transport.
That is to say, the purchasing power of a milreis in Brazil will not necessarily vary exactly as the rate of exchange on London.
Gold is the nominal standard of value, the monetary unit being the gold milreis worth 2s.
The Portuguese money system—reis and milreis—is that of Brazil.
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