peso
Mexican monetary unit
Peso is the basic monetary unit of several countries, including Mexico, the Philippines, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile.
The word means "weight" in Spanish, reflecting the coin's origin as a measure of precious metal.
In American English, peso often refers specifically to Mexican currency: The exchange rate is twenty pesos to the dollar.
North American southern nation
- ArgentinaSouthern cone republic
- ColombiaEquatorial South American republic
- ChileSlender Andean coastal nation
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
Uruguay · Cuba · Dominican · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Bolivia · Paraguay
Printed legal tender
- coinStamped metal currency
- denominationNamed religious group
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- circulationMovement through a system
dollar · euro · convertibility · forex · treasury · mint · central bank · monetary
Stamped metal currency
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- goldElement seventy-nine
- colonialOf occupied territories
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
piece of eight · real · escudo · mint · collector · historical · doubloon · bullion
Sustained price level increase
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- purchasing powerEconomic spending ability
exchange rate · crisis · stabilization · dollarization · hyperinflation · IMF · austerity · debt
Mexico
North American southern nation
- ArgentinaSouthern cone republic
- ColombiaEquatorial South American republic
- ChileSlender Andean coastal nation
Philippines · Uruguay · Cuba · Dominican · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Bolivia · Paraguay · centavo
banknote
Printed legal tender
- coinStamped metal currency
- denominationNamed religious group
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
circulation · dollar · euro · convertibility · forex · treasury · mint · central bank · monetary · legal tender
coin
Stamped metal currency
Spanish · piece of eight · real · escudo · mint · collector · historical · doubloon · bullion · minting
inflation
Sustained price level increase
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- appreciationRecognition of worth
purchasing power · exchange rate · crisis · stabilization · dollarization · hyperinflation · IMF · austerity · debt · deficit
pound
Weight, strike, or kennel
balance · mass · gram · kilogram · metric · unit · heaviness · load · measurement