Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

£sd

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: £sd
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pre-decimal pounds, shillings, pence.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

Money in general.

British usage; Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He reins his horses with an air; he treats With scoffing calm whatever powers there be; He gets it straight, puts a bit on, and meets His losses with both lip and £ s. d."
"She said, ‘Uncle’s dead and all the money’s gone!’ Then she had the jim-jams. Nothing like £ s. d. for going straight to the heart, is there?"

Etymology

An abbreviation of the Latin lībra solidus dēnārius, see also £.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lībra solidus dēnārius

Usage

Questions

What does £sd mean?: The pre-decimal pounds, shillings, pence.
Where does £sd come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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