pound sterling
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pound sterling
- /paʊnd ˈstɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ/ UK
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The basic unit of currency in medieval England was the silver penny or sterling, weighing ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a tower pound. 240 of these coins made a "pound of sterlings". This term (shortened to "pound sterling" in later usage) continued to be used for a sum of 240 pence even after the sterling had ceased to circulate. The modern pound sterling is equivalent to 100 new pence.
noun pounds sterling · GBP · £
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The currency of the United Kingdom.
Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year.
Similar: pound[Appendix:Glossary, quid, nicker, sov
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noun currency of the UK
| Español | libra esterlina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파운드 paundeu |
| 日本語 | ポンド pondo |
| 中文 | 英鎊 /英镑 Yīngbàng |
| हिन्दी | पाउंड स्टर्लिंग pāuṇḍ sṭarliṅg, पाउंड pāuṇḍ |
| Português | libra esterlina |
| Français | livre sterling |
| Deutsch | Pfund Sterling, Pfund |
| Italiano | lira sterlina |
| Ελληνικά | λίρα στερλίνα líra sterlína |
| Română | liră sterlină |
| Русский | фунт сте́рлингов funt stérlingov, фунт funt |
| Tiếng Việt | bảng Anh |
| العربية | جُنَيْه junayh, جُنَيْه إِسْتَرْلِينِيّ junayh ʔistarlīniyy |
| עברית | לירה שטרלינג, ליש״ט |
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