guinea

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Currenciesguineaguin‧ea /ˈɡɪni/ noun [countable] PECa British gold coin or unit of money used in the past, worth one pound and one shilling (£1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas when buying or selling racehorses.Examples from the Corpusguinea• Two hundred years ago an eight-seater box for a theatre season cost a staggering 2,000 guineas, she learned.• The Usher's salary was increased from £105 to 150 guineas.• And even in those pre-inflation days the price two years later was up to 2,500 guineas.• The Earl of Radnor and Lady Windsor each gave ten guineas.• Since he could command a thousand guineas a time, he was well able to afford such a residence.• Annual members would subscribe two guineas perannum, and life members 20 guineas.GuineaGuinea a country in West Africa between Senegal and Sierra Leone. Population: 11,176,026 (2014). Capital: Conakry. Guinea used to belong to France. —Guinean noun, adjective

单词	guinea
释义	guinea From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Currenciesguineaguin‧ea /ˈɡɪni/ noun [countable] PECa British gold coin or unit of money used in the past, worth one pound and one shilling (£1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas when buying or selling racehorses.Examples from the Corpusguinea• Two hundred years ago an eight-seater box for a theatre season cost a staggering 2,000 guineas, she learned.• The Usher's salary was increased from £105 to 150 guineas.• And even in those pre-inflation days the price two years later was up to 2,500 guineas.• The Earl of Radnor and Lady Windsor each gave ten guineas.• Since he could command a thousand guineas a time, he was well able to afford such a residence.• Annual members would subscribe two guineas perannum, and life members 20 guineas.GuineaGuinea a country in West Africa between Senegal and Sierra Leone. Population: 11,176,026 (2014). Capital: Conakry. Guinea used to belong to France. —Guinean noun, adjective
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