the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
"The traveler carefully counted out fifty leones to pay for her bus ticket in Freetown."
A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.
"The traveler carefully counted her leones before entering the market in Freetown to buy fresh fruit."
In plain English: A leone is an old coin that people used to use for money before they switched to using dollars and cents today.
"He paid for his coffee with two leones from his pocket change."
Usage: The leone is the official monetary unit used in Sierra Leone and should be referred to as such rather than using generic terms like dollar or pound when discussing local transactions. It consists of 100 smaller units called cents, so amounts are typically expressed by specifying both the number of leones and any remaining cent value.