livre C2 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈliːvɹə/ See IPA manual Freq #81203 Meanings 1 noun A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous. They like to see them awarded comfortable pensions. Is it 700,000 livres a year to the Polignac family? 2 noun A lira The old contract named the price in livres. 3 noun An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound. The old contract named the price in livres. Thesaurus Word family Forms livres Etymology Borrowed from French livre. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, and rottol. Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # livre **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈliːvɹə/ **Frequency rank:** 81203 ## Meanings 1. A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous. 2. A lira 3. An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound. ## Examples - They like to see them awarded comfortable pensions. Is it 700,000 livres a year to the Polignac family? - The old contract named the price in livres. - The old contract named the price in livres. ## Etymology Borrowed from French livre. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, and rottol. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown