pound sterling
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Pound Sterling — [paʊnd stəːlɪȖ, englisch], Währungseinheit, Pfund … Universal-Lexikon
pound sterling — n [singular] the standard unit of money in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence … Dictionary of contemporary English
pound sterling — noun singular the official name for the unit of money used in the U.K … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pound sterling — GBP redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation). Pound sterling Peuns sterling (Cornish) Punt steirling (Irish) Punt Sostynagh … Wikipedia
Pound sterling — Livre sterling Pour les articles homonymes, voir Livre et Sterling. Unité monétaire moderne actuelle livre sterling … Wikipédia en Français
pound sterling — pound2 (def. 3). [1625 35] * * * ▪ money the basic monetary unit of Great Britain (United Kingdom), divided (since 1971) decimally into 100 new pence. The term is derived from the fact that, about 775, silver coins known as “sterlings” were … Universalium
Pound Sterling — Pfund Sterling Land: Vereinigtes Königreich Unterteilung: 100 Pence ISO 4217 Code: GBP Abkürzung: £ Wechselkurs: (17. März 2009) 1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
pound sterling — noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence • Syn: ↑British pound, ↑pound, ↑British pound sterling, ↑quid • Hypernyms: ↑British monetary unit • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pound sterling — pound′ ster′ling n. num pound II, 3) • Etymology: 1625–35 … From formal English to slang
pound sterling — noun see pound I … New Collegiate Dictionary
