peso
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pe·so /ˈpeɪsəʊ $ -soʊ/ noun (plural pesos) [countable] PEWthe standard unit of money in the Philippines and in various Latin American countries including Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia 比索〔菲律宾及墨西哥、古巴和哥伦比亚等拉美国家的货币单位〕
Examples from the Corpus
peso• Shares of Telmex were down 0.50 percent to 16.02 pesos.• Anyway, in the end I made 1,800 pesos on the funeral.• Try to pay in pesos, because ticket sellers, like everyone else, usually set an unfair exchange rate for dollars.• Others withdrew billions more, driving down the peso in a speculative panic.• The cost of servicing these liabilities would soar if the peso were devalued.• A large real depreciation of the peso has also helped, boosting exports in 1995 by over 30 percent in dollar terms.• At the same time the peso was devalued by 600 % and inflation soared over consumers' purchasing power declined.• All I took was the three pesos for the room.Origin peso (1500-1600) Spanish Latin pensum “weight”pe·so nounChineseSyllable
the standard Corpus money in and the unit of Philippines
peso
pe‧so /ˈpeɪsəʊ $ -soʊ/
noun (plural pesos) [countable]
pe‧so /ˈpeɪsəʊ $ -soʊ/
noun (plural pesos) [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Spanish
Origin: Latin pensum 'weight'
the standard unit of money in the Philippines and in various Latin American countries including Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia
Language: Spanish
Origin: Latin pensum 'weight'