pound
Example Sentences
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In foreign exchange, the dollar rose against the British pound as official data showed UK unemployment rising to a five-year high.
From Barron's
U.S. tech giant Alphabet issued 5.5 billion pounds in sterling bonds last week.
The pound fell slightly against the dollar and euro after the publication of the jobs data, as investors raised bets on a rate cut in March.
Tax thresholds are the points at which you start paying more income tax and National Insurance on each extra pound you earn, as your salary rises.
From BBC
Stolz, who is listed at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, would be on the large side for a pro rider, and might have trouble hanging in with the featherweights in the mountains.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
