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pound sterling

pound sterling

noun

  1. the official name for the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom See pound 3
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pound sterling1

First recorded in 1625–35

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