pound sterling

Noun CEFR B2

paʊnd ˈstɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ

Definitions

The currency of the United Kingdom.

Equivalents

Españollibra esterlina

Françaislivre sterling

DeutschPfund Pfund Sterling

25 more languages

العربيةجنيه جُنَيْه إِسْتَرْلِينِيّ

Bosanskipaun

Češtinalibra

Danskpund

Suomipunta

Galegolibra esterlina

हिन्दीपाउंड

Hrvatskipaun

Magyarfont sterling

Հայերենֆունտ ստեռլինգ

Bahasa Indonesiapaun

Íslenskapund

Italianolira sterlina

日本語ポンド听片

ქართულიგირვანქა სტერლინგი

한국어파운드

Nederlandspond pond sterling

Polskifunt funt sterling funt szterlingsterling szterling

Portuguêslibra esterlina

Românăliră sterlină

Русскийфунт фунт стерлингов

Српскиpaun

Svenskapund

ไทยปอนด์

Українськафунт сте́рлінгів

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

pound the table pound town pound-force pound-mass pound-shop Poundage

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