Reis

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reis \Re`is\ (r?"?s or r?z), n. [Pg., pl. of real, an ancient
     Portuguese coin.]
     The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of
     account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to
     eleven cents.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reis \Reis\ (r[imac]s), n. [Ar. ra["i]s head, chief, prince.]
     A common title in the East for a person in authority,
     especially the captain of a ship. [Written also {rais} and
     {ras}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rei \Rei\ (r?), n.;pl. {Reis} (r?"?s or r?z). [Pg. real, pl.
     reis. See {Real} a coin.]
     A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a
     cent. [Spelt also {ree}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  real
       adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified
              existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people;
              not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real
              illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is
              earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: {existent}] [ant: {unreal}]
       2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real
          reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman";
          "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time
          he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making
          real money" [syn: {real(a)}] [ant: {unreal}]
       3: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of
          something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a
          desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: {actual},
           {genuine}, {literal}]
       4: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real
          mink"; "true gold" [syn: {true}]
       5: not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that
          poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the
          man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
       6: possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his
          brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to
          the poor" [syn: {tangible}]
       7: being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real
          prices"; "real income"; "real wages" [ant: {nominal}]
       8: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not
          imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither
          substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and
          substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: {substantial}, {material}]
          [ant: {insubstantial}]
       9: (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of
          land and buildings; real estate"
       10: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a
           surprising resemblance to veridical perception"-
           F.A.Olafson [syn: {veridical}]
       11: founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate
           experiencing the real world for the first time"
       n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: {real number}]
       2: an old small silver Spanish coin
       adv : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally
             for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very
             gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable
             evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good
             yarn" [syn: {very}, {really}, {rattling}]
       [also: {reis} (pl), {reales} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  reis
       See {real}