plural pesos
1
: an old silver coin of Spain and Spanish America equal to eight reales
2
the basic monetary unit of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines, and Uruguay see Money Table
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Tip in pesos: Tips are included at many all-inclusive resorts, but some guests feel inspired to leave a little something extra.
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
The peso’s unofficial, black-market rate is currently trading around 1,070 per dollar.
—Ryan Dubé, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
Redemption of all liabilities in dollars would require a peso exchange rate of 2,960:1.
—Matt Sekerke, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023
The company was in part hurt by a strong Chilean peso, which meant CCU could not maximize revenue for exports, including to the U.S.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
As expected, the price of the dollar rose another four Cuban pesos Friday and reached 314 pesos to the dollar.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
That leaves the average monthly state pension, 1,528 pesos, worth less than $5.
Inflation and an ever-rising cost of foreign currencies have left most of the population living on poverty wages.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
Cebu Air returned to the black last year, after racking up losses of over 60 billion pesos in the three years through 2022, when the pandemic grounded most of its planes.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Therapy itself isn't free – but to put it in context, the price of one session last August was 5,600 pesos (roughly £15.86).
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
The peso’s unofficial, black-market rate is currently trading around 1,070 per dollar.
—Ryan Dubé, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
Redemption of all liabilities in dollars would require a peso exchange rate of 2,960:1.
—Matt Sekerke, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023
The company was in part hurt by a strong Chilean peso, which meant CCU could not maximize revenue for exports, including to the U.S.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
As expected, the price of the dollar rose another four Cuban pesos Friday and reached 314 pesos to the dollar.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
That leaves the average monthly state pension, 1,528 pesos, worth less than $5.
Inflation and an ever-rising cost of foreign currencies have left most of the population living on poverty wages.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
Cebu Air returned to the black last year, after racking up losses of over 60 billion pesos in the three years through 2022, when the pandemic grounded most of its planes.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Therapy itself isn't free – but to put it in context, the price of one session last August was 5,600 pesos (roughly £15.86).
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
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peso
noun
pe·so
ˈpā-sō 
plural pesos
1
: an old silver coin of Spain or Spanish America
2
a
: the basic unit of money of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines, and Uruguay
b
: a coin or bill representing one peso
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