pound sterling

Noun

Meaning

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pound quid British pound British pound sterling sterling chaw nicker sov lb pounds british coin pounds sterling british banknote british cash british coinage

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Hypernyms

British monetary unit

Examples

It seems like cloud cuckoo land... If anyone is suggesting that I would go to Parliament and suggest the abolition of the pound sterling – no! ... We have made it quite clear that we will not have a single currency imposed on us. Margaret Thatcher

British Guiana used dollar accounts for the purpose of assisting in the transition from the Dutch guilder system of currency to the British pound sterling system. Source: Internet

Bloomberg L.P. reports that consumer prices fell in October 2009 by a near-record 2.2%. citation United Kingdom During World War I the British pound sterling was removed from the gold standard. Source: Internet

In 2014 there were eight legal currencies - US dollar, South African rand, Botswana pula, British pound sterling, Australian dollar, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee and Japanese yen. Source: Internet

One pound sterling equalled 1.111 Hailfax pounds (until 1820), and 1.127 Halifax pounds after 1820. Source: Internet

The pound sterling reacted negatively to the news after UK lawmakers officially passed legislation to make the Brexit deal official. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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