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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Some recent arrivals in California showed The Post examples of PDF guides with step-by-step instructions for the trek from Ecuador to the U.S.-Mexico border, including the amount and color of Mexican pesos required for each bus trip.
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Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Conversions from Mexican pesos to USD were done using the OANDA conversion rate of 1 peso to 0.05 USD on July 10, 2024.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Encouraged by a weaker peso currency, U.S. orders are surging and could buoy shipments by 20 percent this year (from a less staggering 7 percent last year), at least for the Yucatan Peninsula.
—Ivan Castano, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
The country’s frequent debt crises are not a cause but a consequence of structural problems: lack of trust in the peso, low competitiveness, and large fiscal deficits.
—Bruno Binetti, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2020
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Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Conversions from Mexican pesos to USD were done using the OANDA conversion rate of 1 peso to 0.05 USD on July 10, 2024.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Encouraged by a weaker peso currency, U.S. orders are surging and could buoy shipments by 20 percent this year (from a less staggering 7 percent last year), at least for the Yucatan Peninsula.
—Ivan Castano, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
The country’s frequent debt crises are not a cause but a consequence of structural problems: lack of trust in the peso, low competitiveness, and large fiscal deficits.
—Bruno Binetti, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2020
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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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