English Explanatory Dictionary

penny sterling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A British coin worth  1⁄240 of a pound sterling, made of silver prior to 1797, and copper thereafter, Abbreviation: d.
  2. A unit of weight amounting to 1/20 of a troy ounce.

Word forms

penny sterling pennies sterling pence sterling GBp GBX p

Etymology

From sterling silver, which the coin was originally minted from.

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