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speso

speso noun: an obsolete unit of Esperanto international currency.

Noun

speso (plural spesoj)

  1. An obsolete unit of Esperanto international currency.
    • Thus—1 moso=1000 spesoj. The connection between the values of these theoretical and the national coins is as follows:— / 10 mosoj) are equal to 8 or 10,000 spesoj of grammes of gold.1915, The Esperanto Monthly, volume 3, London: British Esperanto Association, →OCLC, page 148
    • The International money unit = 1 Speso. One spesmito (1 ₷ 000s.) = 1000 spesoj. 10 ₷ correspond to the value of 8 grammes of gold in the proportion of […]1916, The Numismatist: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine for Those Interested in Coins, Medals, and Paper Money, Colorado Springs, Colo.: American Numismatic Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 238

Examples of speso in a sentence

  • To convert spesmiloj and spesoj readily into pence, divide by 4, disregarding the third figure to the right of the comma or decimal point (which figure is not always written).1918, Maurice Hyde, “The International Money Unit”, in The Esperanto Guide: A Complete Manual of the International Language for...
  • The spesmilo consists of 100 spesdekoj, or 1,000 spesoj.1921, H. Bolingbroke Mudie, “A Few Facts about the Third Esperanto Congress. […]”, in Margaret L[ily] Jones, The Esperanto Manual: A...
  • Esperantist Co.) Spesmilo = 10 spescentoj = 100 spesdekoj = 1000 spesoj = $0.4875.1913, John C[resson] Trautwine, “Foreign Monetary Units and Coins. Values in U. S. Money.”, in The Civil Engineer’s Pocket-Book...
  • The proposed divisions of the spesmilo were to be 10 spesdekoj (plural of spesdeko), otherwise 100 spescentoj, otherwise 1000 spesoj.1987, Adrian Room, “spesmilo”, in Dictionary of Coin Names, London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge & Kegan Paul, →ISBN, page 202:

Forms of speso

pluralspesoj

Origin of speso

Learned borrowing from Esperanto speso. Doublet of expense.

Questions about speso

What does speso mean?
Speso means an obsolete unit of Esperanto international currency.
How do you use speso in a sentence?
To convert spesmiloj and spesoj readily into pence, divide by 4, disregarding the third figure to the right of the comma or decimal point (which figure is not always written).
What part of speech is speso?
Speso is a noun.
What is the plural of speso?
The plural of speso is spesoj.

Words near speso in the dictionary

  1. spesh
  2. speshul
  3. spesmilo
  4. spesmiloj
  5. spesmilos
  6. speso
  7. spesoj
  8. spesolimab
  9. spessartine
  10. spessartines
  11. spessartite

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