pound sterling

Significat (Anglès)

The currency of the United Kingdom.

Conceptes

lliura esterlina

lliura

Sinònims

pound

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British pound

quid

sterling

British pound sterling

sov

punt

sovereign

pound I

nicker

Traduccions

livre sterling

libra esterlina

στερλίνα

lira sterlina

Pfund Sterling

libra

sterlîn

sterlina

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Pfund

جنيه إسترليني

pond sterling

libra esterlina

جنيه

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/paʊnd ˈstɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.