For example, before World War I, a German mark was about equal to aBritish shilling, a French franc, or an Italian lira. 例如,第一次世界大战之前,一德国马克约相当于一英国先令、一法国法郎、一意大利里拉。 jw2019 The silver content of a dollar under this act was almost exactly equal to 1...
pound the pavement,Informal.to walk the streets unremittingly, as to find work. [before 1000; Middle Englishpounen,Old Englishpūnian;akin to Dutchpuinrubbish] pound′er,n. syn:Seebeat. pound2 (paʊnd) n.,pl.pounds,(collectively)pound. ...
The shilling traded to the dollar at an average of 101.00, a further decline from 100.90 in the session on Wednesday. Commercial banks quoted the currency at between 101.10 and 100.20 down from 100.90 and 101.10 margins in the previous session. The Central Bank of Kenya, on the other hand, ...
The Central Bank of Kenya placed the shilling at 100.76 to the dollar, a lower level from 100.72 in the Thursday trading. Commercial banks, on the other hand, quoted the shilling at between 100.65 and 100.85 with the margins changing slightly. Forex traders attributed the decline to low inflow...
(pluralpennies)a coin that is worth onecentin the US orCanada. One hundred pennies areequalto $1.3(pluralpenniesorpence)(written abbreviationd)aBritishunit of money or coin used until 1971. There were 12 pennies in oneshillingtwopence/threepence etca book costing only sixpencefourpenny/six...
(in Britain before 1971) a bronze or copper coin having a value equal to one twelfth of a shilling or one two-hundred-and-fortieth of a pound a former monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland worth one hundredth of a pound (plpennies)(in the US and Canada) a cent ...
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing, Oh wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king! The Shilling Climbing up the pre-decimal denominations, we have the shilling. Worth 12 pence, it was known as a 'bob'. Even today, this is a word widely used to refer to a su...
Currencyany of various monetary units or coins with a name meaning "crown,'' as the koruna, króna, or krone:Seven Norwegian crowns used to equal one American dollar. v. [~ + object] Governmentto invest with a regal crown, or with regal dignity and power:The Emperor was crowned in Pa...
The increase in the change in foreign exchange losses in the amount of $1,955.1 million for the year ended 31 December 2014 is due primarily to the strengthening of the United States dollar against currencies such as the euro, the British pound sterling, the Japanese yen, and the Swiss fran...
shilling Schindel: 1. shingle Schinken: 1. ham Schirm: 1. protection Schirmherr: 1. patron Schirokko: 1. sirocco Schisma: 1. schism Schlacht: 1. action, battle, scuffle, struggle Schlaf: 1. sleep Schlafanzug: 1. pyjamas Schlafgemach: 1. sleeping-accomodation, sleeping-place Schlafsucht: ...