Noun

Singular peso

Plural pesos

peso (plural pesos)

  1. Former unit of currency in Spain a Spain's colonies worth 8 reales; Spanish dollar.
  2. Former unit of currency in Argentina worth 1/100 austral.
  3. A coin equal to a Spanish dollar.
  4. Name of the currency of various countries: Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Philippines.
  5. A coin or note worth one peso.

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Galician

Noun

peso m. (plural pesos)

  1. weight
  2. peso (unit of currency)

Related terms

Italian

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sun Dec 6 22:35:21 2009

The word peso (meaning weight in Spanish) was the name of a coin that originated in Spain and became of immense importance internationally. Peso is now the name of the monetary unit of several former Spanish colonies. This article gives a brief summary of the origin and evolution of the peso coin, which was the basic silver coin of Spanish America from the 15th through the 19th centuries (see: Currency of Spanish America). This coin was originally known in English as a piece of eight, then as a Spanish dollar, and then as a Mexican dollar. This peso coin was called piastre in French and pataca or patacão in Portuguese. In Spanish, this peso was also known at various times and in various places as a patacón, a duro, or a fuerte. Peso is the name used in Puerto Rico for the U.S. dollar.

Countries where the peso is used. The Mexican peso is the most traded peso. It's currently the 12th most traded currency in the world.

Origin and history

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Sat Jan 9 14:00:15 2010

How many qualified filippino nurses would be prepared to live and work in UK for 1235953.19 peso a year???
Q. In the UK we have a constant shortage of nurses here in the UK and I am a recruitment consultant looking to start my own agence to get some great Filippino's into great jobs here in London and rest of the UK. Also, I can already get Filippino's who are looking for domestic cleaner work here in London a pay of 454.83 peso an hour!
Asked by alfred p - Fri Mar 28 23:01:56 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You make it look like its a lot of money.Living in London and earning that money is just a complete waste of time. Come on! Who are you trying to kid?
Answered by stannas - Sat Mar 29 08:56:45 2008

what is the best exchange rate for the philippines peso 4 the pound, and where can i purchase some?
Q. i am flying out to the philippines in december and i am trying to find the best excahnge rate for the philippine peso and where i can buy some to take with me. at the moment i have the best i have found is the post office with o% commission at 84.6 peso to the pound. can any one beat that?
Asked by hacker - Mon Oct 29 11:32:20 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The local money changers (authorized by the Central Bank) may be able to provide a higher exchange rate.
Answered by Patrick - Mon Oct 29 12:01:37 2007

The peso, which is used in Argentina currently, how many different types of notes and coins are there?
Q. So, could you list all of the types of coins and notes used in the Argentina peso system? Thanks for answering Question 69 dealing with the Argentina monetary system, specifically all of the coins and notes used currently Questions 20, 24, and 34, and 56 have been deleted because they were numbered wrong, Sorry!! Again, thanks for answering. Best answer gets 10 points!
Asked by Anonymous - Tue Feb 12 20:58:07 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Coins. There are 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents and 1 peso coins. The 5, 10, 25 and 50 cent coins have two versions: silver plated and golden. Bills Paper money comes in denominations of: $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. There are two versions for the $2, $5, $10 y $20, the version with the old design is still in circulation. Here is a link to all of the coins and bills in Argentina. Pictures included:
Answered by Kalikina - Tue Feb 12 21:54:29 2008

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Stocks take a pause, peso slips on dollar's rise - Manila Times
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30 (Bloomberg) -- Chile's peso completed a record annual gain as the price of copper rallied. The Chilean currency's 26 percent gain this year is its ...

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An upward revision in the central bank of Mexico's inflation forecasts announced yesterday propelled the . peso. to new highs for the year on ideas that the new forecasts are a signal of a rate hike early next year. We suspect the market, ...

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