pound sterling en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /paʊnd ˈstɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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.
1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pounds sterling | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| GBP | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
quid · sov · pound[Appendix:Glossary · nicker
Translations (71)
uk фунт сте́рлінгів (currency of the UK) · lt svaras sterlingų (currency of the UK) · he לירה שטרלינג (currency of the UK) · pl funt szterling (currency of the UK) · sh британска фунта (currency of the UK) · gl libra esterlina (currency of the UK) · ga punt steirling (currency of the UK) · cs libra (currency of the UK) · pl sterling (currency of the UK) · az funt sterlinq (currency of the UK) · is pund (currency of the UK) · pl szterling (currency of the UK) · es libra esterlina (currency of the UK) · fr livre sterling (currency of the UK) · fi punta (currency of the UK) · kmr sterlîn (currency of the UK) · pt libra esterlina (currency of the UK) · ru фунт сте́рлингов (currency of the UK) · ko 파운드 (currency of the UK) · sl funt šterling (currency of the UK) · sv pund (currency of the UK) · uz funt sterling (currency of the UK) · ka გირვანქა სტერლინგი (currency of the UK) · vi bảng Anh (currency of the UK) · ar جُنَيْه إِسْتَرْلِينِيّ (currency of the UK) · ast llibra esterlina (currency of the UK) · cs britská libra (currency of the UK) · cs libra šterlinků (currency of the UK) · lv sterliņu mārciņa (currency of the UK) · nb britisk pund (currency of the UK) · el λίρα στερλίνα (currency of the UK) · ar جُنَيْه (currency of the UK) · fa پوند استرلینگ (currency of the UK) · de Pfund (currency of the UK) · fo pund (currency of the UK) · hi पाउंड स्टर्लिंग (currency of the UK) · tr İngiliz sterlini (currency of the UK) · mk британска фунта (currency of the UK) · pl funt (currency of the UK) · gv punt Sostynagh (currency of the UK) · gd punnd sasannach (currency of the UK) · sh britanska funta (currency of the UK) · id paun (currency of the UK) · hi पाउंड (currency of the UK) · da britiske pund (currency of the UK) · pih pownd sturleng (currency of the UK) · hu font sterling (currency of the UK) · sq sprovuar funt (currency of the UK) · et naelsterling (currency of the UK) · ru фунт (currency of the UK) · be фунт стэ́рлінгаў (currency of the UK) · pl funt sterling (currency of the UK) · ro liră sterlină (currency of the UK) · cmn 英鎊 /英镑 (currency of the UK) · sk britská libra (currency of the UK) · nb pund (currency of the UK) · mn фунт стерлинг (currency of the UK) · sk libra šterlingov (currency of the UK) · sk libra (currency of the UK) · de Pfund Sterling (currency of the UK) · is breskt pund (currency of the UK) · nl pond sterling (currency of the UK) · zdj pauni (currency of the UK) · fi Englannin punta (currency of the UK) · da pund (currency of the UK) · th ปอนด์ (currency of the UK) · nl pond (currency of the UK) · it lira sterlina (currency of the UK) · hy ֆունտ ստեռլինգ (currency of the UK) · bg брита́нска ли́ра (currency of the UK) · ja ポンド (currency of the UK)