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british pound::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | british pound sterling, pound, pound sterling, quid |
| Type of | british monetary unit |
Examples of british pound
british pound
British Airways Plc had a 122 million-pound loss in the period.
From the bloomberg.com
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is the 800-pound gorilla of the nine-company list, weighing in with a market cap near $66 billion.
From the forbes.com
British Airways also warned that high oil prices and a strong British pound could hurt its revenues.
From the forbes.com
British industrial designer Martin Riddiford has created a pineapple-size lamp powered by a 25-pound weight that falls about six feet in a half-hour.
From the businessweek.com
British and European shares fell sharply on the day of the rate decisions, and the pound and the euro slumped against the dollar.
From the businessweek.com
British motorists are shouldering the heaviest tax burden in the EU at the pumps, paying 60p in every pound in duty and VAT.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
British tourists lost up to 10% of their buying power in foreign countries, nearly twice the official decline after the pound was floated.
From the time.com
British Leyland suffered a series of infamous financial and industrial relations crises, being effectively nationalised after a multi-billion pound government bail-out in 1975.
From the telegraph.co.uk
British businesses, which complained loudly about the pound's rapid rise against the D-mark between 1996 and 1998, worry that the pound will not be stable, especially against the euro.
From the economist.com
