pound sterling

noun

1. pound ²( def 3 ).

pound sterling

noun

1. the official name for the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom See pound 3

Word History and Origins

Origin of pound sterling¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

The articles of Macaulay are going through the sixth edition, although the book costs a pound sterling.

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According to the Italian press, for example, he has "the patriotism of the pound sterling."

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In England people are continually paying and receiving money in pounds, but few could say exactly what a pound sterling means.

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I would give a pound sterling any time for a good laugh; and that, I think, is why I have always been—round.

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On arriving at the washing-place, he made a present to the chief of the value of about a pound sterling.

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