piece of eight

noun phrase

: an old Spanish peso of eight reales

Examples of piece of eight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The window to claim a piece of eight settlements, each valued at $1 million or more, closes in March. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025

The largest statue should be of the unnamed woman who talked a pirate into giving her five hundred pieces of eight just to watch her strip. — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

Avery sent a purse stuffed with pieces of eight to make sure the governor got the point. — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for piece of eight

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

piece of eight

: an old Spanish peso of eight reals