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Definition of British monetary unit
1. Noun. Monetary unit in Great Britain.
Specialized synonyms: British Pound, British Pound Sterling, Pound, Pound Sterling, Quid, Bob, British Shilling, Shilling
Lexicographical Neighbors of British Monetary Unit
Literary usage of British monetary unit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Foreign Exchange: Theory and Practice by Thomas York (1920)
"The law defining the british monetary unit, the pound sterling, provides that
one troy ounce, eleven-twelfths fine, shall be coined into £3, 17 shillings, ..."
2. The Financial Organization of Society by Harold Glenn Moulton (1921)
"The gold in the british monetary unit, the pound sterling, is worth 4.866 times
as much as the gold in the American monetary unit, the dollar. ..."
3. America and the Balance Sheet of Europe by John Foster Bass, Harold Glenn Moulton (1921)
"The british monetary unit, the gold pound sterling, has 4.866 times as much gold
as the American monetary unit, the dollar. To cite other exchanges, ..."
4. Foreign Exchange by Albert Conser Whitaker (1919)
"Likewise exchange drawn on and payable in England is called sterling exchange,
or again merely sterling. The british monetary unit, the pound sterling, ..."