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PRONUNCIATION OF POUND STERLING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POUND STERLING

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Pound sterling is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POUND STERLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pound sterling

The pound sterling, commonly known simply as the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence. A number of nations that do not use sterling also have currencies called the pound. At various times, the pound sterling was commodity money or bank notes backed by silver or gold, but it is currently fiat money, backed only by the economy in the areas where it is accepted. The British Crown dependencies of Guernsey and Jersey produce their own local issues of sterling: "Guernsey pound" and "Jersey pound". The pound sterling is also used in the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, and Saint Helena and Ascension Island in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Manx, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands and Saint Helena pounds are separate currencies, pegged at parity to the pound sterling. The Bank of England is the central bank for the pound sterling, issuing its own coins and banknotes, and regulating issuance of banknotes by private banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POUND STERLING

pounce
pouncer
pouncet box
pound
pound cake
pound coin
pound cost averaging
pound net
pound note
pound of flesh
pound Scots
pound sign
poundage
poundal
pounding
pour
pour cold water on
pour encourager les autres
pour oil on troubled waters
pour point

WORDS THAT END LIKE POUND STERLING

calling
carling
curling
darling
easterling
fingerling
herling
hurling
marling
merling
morling
shearling
snarling
starling
sterling
Stirling
swirling
toe-curling
underling
whirling
yearling

Synonyms and antonyms of pound sterling in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pound sterling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POUND STERLING

Find out the translation of pound sterling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pound sterling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pound sterling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英镑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libra esterlina
570 millions of speakers

English

pound sterling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पौंड स्टर्लिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِنِيهٌ إِسْتِرلِينِي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фунт стерлингов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

libra esterlina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাউন্ড স্টার্লিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

livre sterling
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paun Sterling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pfund Sterling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

英貨ポンド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영국 파운드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pound sterling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảng Anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பவுண்ட் ஸ்டெர்லிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाउंड स्टर्लिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngiliz sterlini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sterlina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

funt szterling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фунт стерлінгів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

liră sterlină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στερλίνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pond sterling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brittiskt pund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pund sterling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pound sterling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POUND STERLING»

The term «pound sterling» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.884 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POUND STERLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pound sterling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POUND STERLING»

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Rationale of our present subdivision of the Pound Sterling, ...
SUBDIVISION. OF. THE. POUND. STERLING. ~— METRICAL subdivision, or the appointment of an “ integer of account,” and of the numbers by which it shall be subdivided, is in all nations undoubtedly an act of sovereign authority, exercised  ...
‎1855
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Rationale of our present subdivision of the pound sterling, ...
Where the lowest coin is not less than one-eighth of a penny, take as the integer the Pound Sterling,* and divide the penny by such number as will give the lowest coin in popular use. But where the lowest coin is less than one-eighth of a ...
Rationale, 1855
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ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
("one what the state might have done; that is to fay, it has reduced them to theirdue proportion with the lightest gold. The disorder, therefore, of the Englilh coin has rendered the standard of a pound sterling quite uncertain. To fay that it is ...
‎1773
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The Encyclopedia of Money
Pound Sterling | 319 The English currency system traces its ancestry directly to the Carolingian currency reform. Charlemagne's father, Pepin, established a silver standard that made 1 livre (pound) equal to a pound weight of silver. Also, 240 ...
Larry Allen, 2009
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Arithmetic made easy
18 per pound sterling. 2. Reduce 2611. 12s. into francs, at 25.35 per pound sterling. 3. Reduce 1871. 6s. into francs, at 25 45 per pound sterling. 4. Reduce 10,000 francs in pounds sterling at 25.50 per pound sterling. 5. Reduce 1,0001.
A. Turnbull, 1836
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Niles' Weekly Register
If the dollar is worth four shillings and six pence, the pound sterling is equivalent to 4 dollars 44 cents 4 mills, and an endless fraction of four decimal parts. If the pound sterling is worth 4 dollars and 44 cents; four shillings and six pence, or 54  ...
Hezekiah Niles, William Ogden Niles, Jeremiah Hughes, 1821
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A new and complete dictionary of arts and sciences: ...
Flemish banco per pound sterling is remitted to Amsterdam, and negotiated at 34 slivers banco for 2 marcs liibs banco: what is the proportional exchange between London and Amsterdam? 1 pound sterling = 35 shillings Flemish 8 shillings ...
George Gregory, 1819
8
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases: Advances in Research and ...
Using a conservative model, the estimated total annual indirect costs (95% CI) were 7677 pound sterling (5560 pound sterling, 9794 pound sterling) for pSS, 10,444 pound sterling (8206 pound sterling, 12,681 pound sterling) for RA, and 892 ...
‎2012
9
The Great Depression, 1929 - 1938: Lessons for the 1980's
It precipitated the crisis in Central Europe that led to the financial crises of 1931 and to the devaluation of the pound sterling in September 1931, aggravating the world depression, which the United States could not control after mid-1930.
Christian Saint-Etienne, 2013
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Handbook of World Exchange Rates, 1590-1914
[a] With the introduction of the dollar as a counterpart to the Spanish or Mexican peso/dollar, the silver parity to the English currency was fixed at 4 shillings 6 pence ('nominal par'): 1 pound sterling = 444 US dollars (Act to Establish the Value of ...
Markus A. Denzel, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POUND STERLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pound sterling is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pound to Euro Loses Ground But Manufacturers Will Welcome the …
The pound sterling has slumped back towards its longer-term trend range against the euro signalling the end of the euro-buying bonanza. «Pound Sterling Live, Jul 15»
2
Pound to Dollar; Big Week Ahead
The pound sterling has settled into a side-ways trading pattern against the US dollar ahead of an important mid-week event. Those watching ... «Pound Sterling Live, Jul 15»
3
Euro to Pound Sterling (EUR/GBP) Exchange Rate Gains Strongly …
Euros The Euro to Pound Sterling (EUR/GBP) exchange rate surged today as the common currency turned bullish against all major rivals, ... «Euro Exchange Rate News, Jul 15»
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Pound Sterling to Euro Exchange Rate Forecast: GBP/EUR Down as …
euros-7 The release of positive numbers from the German IFO Business Climate Index saw the Pound Sterling to Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange ... «Euro Exchange Rate News, Jul 15»
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Euro Forecast to Slip Down to 0.68 Against the British Pound
The reason for the losses in GBP (retail sales data) by no means represent a game-changer for the pound sterling complex, hence why market ... «Pound Sterling Live, Jul 15»
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Pound Sterling to Euro Exchange Rate Forecast: GBP/EUR …
European Flag Today's European PMI reports have failed to bolster the Pound Sterling to Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate in spite of universally ... «Euro Exchange Rate News, Jul 15»
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Pound Sterling Strength Worries Bank of England
The Bank of England has attempted to talk down the value of the pound sterling in their July MPC Minutes. The minutes, released on ... «Pound Sterling Live, Jul 15»
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Next Target for Pound to Euro Exchange Rate is 1.50 say the Charts
While the longer-term outlook favours the pound sterling over the euro, we note the latter has strengthened. Why? Sovereign bond yields are ... «Pound Sterling Live, Jul 15»
9
Canadian Dollar Forecast Lower as Fresh Oil Slump Reignites …
The Canadian dollar has suffered losses against the pound sterling and US dollar since May – and we could be about to witness that move ... «Pound Sterling Live, Jul 15»
10
Outlook for Australian Dollar Soft as RBA Offers No Support and …
The latest developments keep alive the 2015 trend for pound sterling - the UK pound has made strong gains against the Australian dollar this ... «Pound Sterling Live, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pound sterling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pound-sterling>. May 2024 ».
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