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How to pronounce peg in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms oarlock, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin
Type of holder
Type Words
Synonyms pin
Type of mark, marking, marker
Type Words
Synonyms leg, pegleg, wooden leg
Type of prosthesis, prosthetic device
Type Words
Synonyms nog
Type of pin
Has types tee, golf tee, tent peg, treenail, trenail, trunnel
Type Words
Synonyms nail, nail down
Type of deliver the goods, bring home the bacon, come through, succeed, win
Type Words
Synonyms pin, stick
Type of leg
Type Words
Synonyms peg down
Type of attach


peg a tent.
Type Words
Type of thrust, pierce
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Type of regulator
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Type of stabilise, stabilize


The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar.

Examples of peg

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We'd peg the number as somewhere between 10,000 and 30,000 Kindles sold to date.
From the techcrunch.com
Friends were more likely to peg him for a future diplomat than financial wizard.
From the fresnobee.com
And the overwhelming consensus in Latvia favours keeping the lat's currency peg.
From the economist.com
Nothing much will happen to the USD Yuan peg until after the November elections.
From the economist.com
A peg hunt ensued, and the right one was located at the Stanford Medical Center.
From the sfgate.com
This culminated with the 1963 tax cut program, designed to maintain the $35 peg.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's part of the philosophy of not trying to put a square peg into a round hole.
From the sacbee.com
Uniforms for flight attendants came off the peg rather than being designer-made.
From the time.com
Peg Tomlinson Poswall is a renowned food expert, writer and former restaurateur.
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More examples
  • A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  • Nail down: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
  • Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
  • Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
  • Pin: informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
  • A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
  • A fixed exchange rate, sometimes called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currency's value is matched to the value of another single currency or to a basket of other currencies, or to another measure of value, such as gold.
  • "Peg" is a song by rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1977 album Aja.
  • A peg is an informal unit of measurement of alcoholic spirits; it is similar to a jigger. Peg measures for use in preparing alcoholic drinks can hold anywhere from 1 to 2 fluid ounces (30-60 ml). In some jurisdictions the "peg" is a standardized measure.