what does the sign before this number mean? ( £5.95)?

Question

and how much is that in american dollars

Answer 1

That is the pound sign representing the pound sterling of the United kingdom.
That is the currency of the UK.
In american dollars that is $11.77

Answer 2

The symbol is for British Pounds (specifically Pounds Sterling. It is the currency of Great Britain. The pound is worth more than the dollar. It takes 0.50 British Pounds to make a Dollar.

Answer 3

It is a British pound sign. The last I knew a British pound was worth about 2 American dollars.

Answer 4

As others have said, it's the pound sign, the English equivalent of the $. The value fluctuates but at the moment it's worth about $2.

Most of Europe (all the EU members) including Ireland have adopted a single currency, the Euro. The English were simply unwilling to give up their pound, in the same way that we Americans are unwilling to give up our system of measurements in favor of the metric system. So they cling to their pound, out of step with the rest of the continent!

Answer 5

It is the symbol for the british pound, a unit of currency roughly equal to two american dollars.

Answer 6

the sign before the number pertains to the symbol of united kingdoms currency which is pound

Answer 7

pound,as in British pound
and in american 5.95 = $11.77

Answer 8

It means pound, a unit of English money.