I saw these shoes that were What does £ mean?£40.00
Like the price.
Is "£" like a "$" or what?
2007-07-05 01:32:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's the sign for pound, the currency of the United Kingdom. 1 pound is currently about 2.01679 US dollars.
2007-07-05 01:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is the English Pound currency
1 Pound = approximately $2
2007-07-05 10:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by orange_slice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the symbol for "pounds Sterling", the British currency unit (so, yes, it's like the $). The pound is currently roughly double the Am/Cdn dollar, so your shoes would be ~$80.
2007-07-05 08:58:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the English pound
2007-07-05 08:40:01 · answer #4 · answered by booman17 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the sign for the British currency - the pound sign.
2007-07-05 09:12:05 · answer #5 · answered by sharelack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the symbol for British Pounds Sterling, their monetary unit. At the current exchange rate, £40.00 = $80.74 in U.S. dollars.
2007-07-05 08:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
British Pound Sterling. It would be way too much trouble to pay for something in another country.
2007-07-05 08:43:25 · answer #7 · answered by chante 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"£" is pound and "$" is dollar. Both are currency. Pound is the currency of UK and few of its colonies while Dollar is the currency of many countries including, US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia etc.
2007-07-05 08:51:31 · answer #8 · answered by strozze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the sign for british pound
2007-07-05 08:40:23 · answer #9 · answered by richardwales79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the british pound mark.
40 pounds is roughly 80 US dollars.
2007-07-05 08:36:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋