peso

noun

pe·so ˈpā-(ˌ)sō

ˈpe-

plural pesos

: an old silver coin of Spain and Spanish America equal to eight reales

the basic monetary unit of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines, and Uruguay see Money Table

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She has been given the task of handling a major expansion of the company—Megaworld plans to spend 350 billion pesos ($6.1 billion) in the five years to 2027 to develop and expand its townships to 35 by end-2024 from 31 in May. —

Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 The tax is forecast to generate 79.5 billion pesos ($1.4 billion) in revenue in the next four years, according to the country’s finance department. —

Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024 All tickets for the Manila show are 1,500 Philippine pesos, or around $27, including all taxes and fees. —

Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024 The government does not sell dollars to private companies at the official rate of one dollar for 120 Cuban pesos — nor at any other rate, for that matter. —

Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for peso