MONEY, CURRENCY
Ask for the price of something and answer:
- How much is it? - (It’s) £25.
- How much does it cost? - It costs £25. (more formal)
Ask for the price of something and answer:
- How much is it? - (It’s) £25.
- How much does it cost? - It costs £25. (more formal)
UK - £ | US - $................................................................ | Ireland - € |
The currency of the United Kingdom is thepound (official name: pound sterling). £1: one pound £2: two pounds | The currency of the USA is the dollar. $1: one dollar $2: two dollars | The currency of Ireland is the euro. €1: one euro €2: two euros (officially "two euro" but most Irish people use "euros", as well as people elsewhere) |
There are 100 pence in one pound. It is usually pronounced “p” (like the letter) e.g. This card costs 50p. | There are 100 cents in one dollar. I e.g. This card costs 50 cents. | There are 100 cents in one euro. I e.g. This card costs 50 cents. |
£1.99: one pound ninety-nine or one ninety-nine (more informal) £199: a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or one nine nine (colloquial, eg TV adverts) £4,500: four thousand five hundred pounds £15m: fifteen million pounds £15bn: 15 billion pounds £2.3m: two point three million pounds | $1.99: a dollar ninety-nine or one-ninety-nine. $199: a hundred ninety-nine dollars or one ninety-nine. $4,500: four thousand five hundred dollars or forty-five hundred dollars $20K: twenty thousand dollars $15m/$15mil (more informal): fifteen million dollars $15b: fifteen billion dollars $2.3m: two point three million dollars | €1.99: one euro ninety-nine €199: a hundred and ninety-nine euros €15m: fifteen million euros €15b: fifteen billion euros €2.3m: two point three million euros |
- | Some common coins: a penny: 1 cent a nickel: 5 cents a dime: 10 cents a quarter: 25 cents a half-dollar: 50 cents | |
Paper money: a banknote / a note a £10 (bank)note / a ten-pound (bank)note | Paper money: a bill a ten-dollar bill a dollar bill / a one-dollar bill / a single | |
Some informal expressions: | ||
grand: £1,000 e.g. This car cost me 6 grand. | grand: $1,000 e.g. This car cost me 6 grand. | |
a quid = £1 e.g. This card cost me 2 quid. | a buck = $1 e.g. This card cost me 2 bucks. |
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