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pesos

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈpeɪsoʊz// UK //pˈiːsəʊz// pe·sos

n. the basic unit of money used in several countries, such as Mexico, Argentina, and the Philippines.

n. the standard monetary unit of various countries in Latin America and the Philippines. Derived from the Spanish word for 'weight'.


SIMPLE

The meal costs five hundred pesos.

CONTEXTUAL

Before traveling to Mexico City, I went to the bank to exchange my dollars for pesos.

COMPLEX

The central bank intervened in the foreign exchange market to stabilize the value of the national currency against the dollar as the peso faced significant inflationary pressure.

Synonyms
Usage

The plural form is 'pesos'; the singular is 'peso'.

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