单词 | pound etc sterling |
释义 | > as lemmaspound etc. sterling 1. In pound etc. sterling, altered from the older pound etc. (of) sterlings (see A. 1a, A. 1c), and originally used in the same sense. Hence, in later use, appended to the statement of a sum of money, to indicate that English money is meant. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [adjective] > English pound etc. sterling1444 α. β. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 236 Ane hundreith thowsand pound stiruiling.1589 Exch. Rolls Scot. XXII. 17 Fra the scheref of Selkirk, 6d. strivling..fra the scheref of Drumfreis, 3s. money, 1d. striviling.1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 333 He was redeimet with a ransoune of ane hunder libs stirling.1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 355 [He] suld pay xx shilling Stirueleng for his offence.1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xii. 582/2 His [sc. David II's] ransome was one hundreth thousand Markes striueling.1613–18 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. in Wks. (Grosart) V. 261 The ransome of a hundreth thousand Markes stirulin.1444 Rolls of Parl. V. 115/1 That the Seneschall..and other Officers..forfete M. marks sterlyng. 1523 Act 14 & 15 Hen. VIII c. 12 §1 They shall stryke..as many halfe grotes..as shall amount to the somme of .xx. li. sterlyng. 1535 G. Joye Apol. Tindale 22 iiij pense halpeny starling. 1665 J. Lamont Diary (1830) 176 He was dew..of excyse,..ane thowsande lib. sterl. 1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces ii. 86 Above Sixteen hundred thousand pounds Sterling a year. 1689 in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1875) XII. 60/1 Þat they retaine 25 lib. starling of the excyse. 1713 J. Watson in tr. J. de La Caille Hist. Art of Printing Pref. 16 For which he was to have a Salary of 100 lib. Sterl. per Annum. 1717 in Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1873) 31 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. A) XII. 65 Bet[ween] seven and eight hundred pound sterline yearly. 1724 J. Swift Let. to Mr. Harding 12 England gets a Million Sterl. by this Nation. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxi. 249 A Xerapheen is worth about sixteen Pence half Peny Ster. 1803 Gazetteer Scotl. Introd. p. xxii The shilling Scots is the 12th part of a shilling sterling, or one penny sterling; the pound Scots..is equal to one shilling and eightpence sterling. 1838 A. De Morgan Ess. Probabilities 18 Concerns which now employ many millions sterling. 1849 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. II. 167 The value of the whole..amounting to 350,000 dollars, or 73,500l. sterling. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiii. 225 The religion of England..believes in a Providence which does not treat with levity a pound sterling. < as lemmas |
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