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Syrian pound ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Syrian pound - the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasterspoundpiaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and SyriaSyrian monetary unit - monetary unit in Syria |
Syrian Pound
Syrian PoundThe currency of Syria. It was introduced after World War I under the French Mandate. It was first pegged to the French franc, then the British pound and finally the U.S. dollar. Now, the Central Bank of Syria sets official exchange rates, but these can vary widely from the black market exchange rates. There are restrictions in place on how many pounds can leave the country at a given time. It is known as the pound in English, the livre in French, and the lira in Arabic.See SYP See SYPSyrian pound
Synonyms for Syrian poundnoun the basic unit of money in SyriaSynonymsRelated Words- piaster
- piastre
- Syrian monetary unit
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