pound sterling

Significado (Inglés)

The currency of the United Kingdom.

Conceptos

libra esterlina

libra

Sinónimos

pound

💷

British pound

quid

sterling

British pound sterling

sov

punt

sovereign

pound I

nicker

Traducciones

livre sterling

στερλίνα

sterlîn

libra

Pfund Sterling

lira sterlina

libra esterlina

lliura esterlina

pond sterling

sterlina

💷

جنيه إسترليني

Pfund

جنيه

💷

livre

📖

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/paʊnd ˈstɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ/

Etimología (Inglés)

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.