plural pesos
1
: an old silver coin of Spain and Spanish America equal to eight reales
2
the basic monetary unit of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines, and Uruguay see Money Table
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The Mexican government paid the family, who has opted to remain anonymous, 9.5 million pesos (over $500,000) for the manuscripts.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Evidence supporting the above claim is the aforementioned, and routine devaluation of the Argentine peso itself.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The recent devaluation of the Argentine peso also wiped out about $880 million in revenue from the bank’s services, markets and banking division, the bank said.
—Justin Baer, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
Tip in pesos: Tips are included at many all-inclusive resorts, but some guests feel inspired to leave a little something extra.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
The peso’s unofficial, black-market rate is currently trading around 1,070 per dollar.
—Ryan Dubé, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
Redemption of all liabilities in dollars would require a peso exchange rate of 2,960:1.
—Matt Sekerke, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023
The company was in part hurt by a strong Chilean peso, which meant CCU could not maximize revenue for exports, including to the U.S.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
As expected, the price of the dollar rose another four Cuban pesos Friday and reached 314 pesos to the dollar.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Evidence supporting the above claim is the aforementioned, and routine devaluation of the Argentine peso itself.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The recent devaluation of the Argentine peso also wiped out about $880 million in revenue from the bank’s services, markets and banking division, the bank said.
—Justin Baer, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
Tip in pesos: Tips are included at many all-inclusive resorts, but some guests feel inspired to leave a little something extra.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
The peso’s unofficial, black-market rate is currently trading around 1,070 per dollar.
—Ryan Dubé, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
Redemption of all liabilities in dollars would require a peso exchange rate of 2,960:1.
—Matt Sekerke, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023
The company was in part hurt by a strong Chilean peso, which meant CCU could not maximize revenue for exports, including to the U.S.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
As expected, the price of the dollar rose another four Cuban pesos Friday and reached 314 pesos to the dollar.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
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peso
noun
pe·so
ˈpā-sō 
plural pesos
1
: an old silver coin of Spain or Spanish America
2
a
: the basic unit of money of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines, and Uruguay
b
: a coin or bill representing one peso
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