BRITISH POUND STERLING

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Synonyms:

British pound; British pound sterling; pound; pound sterling; quid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("British pound sterling" is a kind of...):

British monetary unit (monetary unit in Great Britain)

Meronyms (parts of "British pound sterling"):

penny (a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound)

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