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sterling area — n. an association of countries that peg the value of their currencies to that of the British pound sterling, as esp. between 1931 and 1972: also sterling bloc * * * ▪ international economics formerly, a group of countries that kept most of… … Universalium
sterling area — n. an association of countries that peg the value of their currencies to that of the British pound sterling, as esp. between 1931 and 1972: also sterling bloc … English World dictionary
Pound sterling — GBP redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation). Pound sterling Peuns sterling (Cornish) Punt steirling (Irish) Punt Sostynagh … Wikipedia
Sterling Area — The sterling area came into existence at the outbreak of the second world war. It was a wartime emergency measure which involved cooperation in exchange control matters between a group of countries, mostly dominions and colonies of the former… … Wikipedia
sterling area — / stɜ:lɪŋ ˌeəriə/ noun formerly, an area of the world where the pound sterling was the main trading currency … Dictionary of banking and finance
sterling area — noun the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling • Syn: ↑sterling bloc, ↑scheduled territories • Hypernyms: ↑bloc, ↑axis … Useful english dictionary
sterling area — noun Date: 1932 a former group of countries with currencies tied to the British pound sterling … New Collegiate Dictionary
Banknotes of the pound sterling — Banknotes of the pound sterling … Wikipedia
Sterling silver — is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. Fine silver (99.9% pure) is generally too soft for producing large functional… … Wikipedia
sterling — [ stɛrliŋ ] adj. inv. • 1656; a. fr. esterlin, sterlin; mot angl., du germ. °sterron « étoile » ♦ Livre sterling. ⇒ 2. livre (3o). ● sterling nom masculin (anglais sterling, du latin médiéval sterlingus) En Angleterre, au commencement du règne d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pound — pound1 [pound] n. pl. pounds; sometimes, after a number, pound [ME < OE pund, akin to Ger pfund: WGmc loanword < L pondo, a pound, orig. abl. of pondus, weight (in libra pondo, a pound in weight), akin to pendere: see PENDANT] 1. a) the… … English World dictionary
