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- [pound stur-ling]
- /paʊnd ˈstɜr lɪŋ/
- /paʊnd ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/
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- [pound stur-ling]
- /paʊnd ˈstɜr lɪŋ/
Definitions of pound sterling words
- noun pound sterling pound2 (def 3). 1
- noun pound sterling British unit of currency 1
- noun pound sterling the official name for the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom 0
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Origin of pound sterling
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35
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Parts of speech for Pound sterling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pound sterling popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
pound sterling usage trend in Literature
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