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peso(dictionary)
Uruguayan Peso(finance)
Philippine Peso(finance)
Mexican Peso(finance)
Dominican Peso(finance)
Colombian Peso(finance)
Chilean Peso(finance)
Argentine Peso(finance)
Cuban Convertible Peso(finance)

peso (iou)



peso noun. Pl. -os. M16.
[Spanish = weight, (a coin of) a certain weight of precious metal, from Latin pensum: see PESETA.]
Orig., a gold or silver coin current in Spain and its colonies. Now, (a note or coin representing) the basic monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau and the Philippines, equal to 100 centesimos in Uruguay and 100 centavos elsewhere.