Originally: an English money of account (originally, a pound weight of silver), of the value of 20 shillings or 240 pence, and formerly…
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释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > English banknotes > [noun] > one-pound note (13) poundOE Originally: an English money of account (originally, a pound weight of silver), of the value of 20 shillings or 240 pence, and formerly… note1775 colloquial (originally Scottish). A pound note; the sum of one pound. pound note1805 a banknote worth one pound, esp. one pound sterling; cf. pound coin n. (pound notes are now only issued in the United Kingdom by the Scottish banks). one-pounder1811 (a) a gun that fires one-pound shells; (b) a one-pound note or coin. one1846 A note or coin worth one unit of a currency, esp. one pound or one dollar. jim1906 A pound, a pound note. Bradbury1917 Former colloquial name for a currency note of £1. (Cf. Fisher, n.2) Fisher1922 Temporary name for a currency note (esp. of £1). Cf. Bradbury, n. oncer1931 British slang. A one-pound note (now historical); (occasionally) one pound sterling. Cf. oner, n. 2. sheet1937 A dollar bill (U.S.) or pound note; the monetary value of this. slang. iron man1938 slang. Cf. iron, n.1 2c. Originally Australian. A one-pound note; a pound. saucepan lid1951 slang. Chiefly British (formerly also Australian). One pound sterling; (formerly sometimes) spec. a one-pound note. single1961 In various specific or technical senses. A one-dollar bill (U.S.). Also occasionally, a one-pound note. Cf. oncer, n. 2. slang. |
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