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Origin of pound sterling
First recorded in 1625–35
Words nearby pound sterling
pound of flesh, pound out, pound puppy, pound Scots, pound sign, pound sterling, pound the pavement, pour, pourboire, pour cold water on, pour encourager les autres
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British Dictionary definitions for pound sterling
pound sterling
noun
the official name for the standard monetary unit of the United KingdomSee pound 3 (def. 5)
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