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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Shipped to Mexico, the consumer goods would be sold and the money turned over to a cartel representative, returning the value of the drug dollars purchased by the Chinese national to the cartel in pesos.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
While overall growth was disappointing — averaging only 1 percent a year during Mr. López Obrador’s term — the government doubled the minimum wage and strengthened the peso, lifting millions of Mexicans out of poverty.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Ironically, his election provoked the sharp devaluation of the peso.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
Audience members, all dressed to impress, were ascending stairs to the stage to pay homage to a performing drag queen with a dramatic beso on each cheek and a fistful of pesos folded into fake cleavage.
—David Dodge, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
While overall growth was disappointing — averaging only 1 percent a year during Mr. López Obrador’s term — the government doubled the minimum wage and strengthened the peso, lifting millions of Mexicans out of poverty.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Ironically, his election provoked the sharp devaluation of the peso.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
Audience members, all dressed to impress, were ascending stairs to the stage to pay homage to a performing drag queen with a dramatic beso on each cheek and a fistful of pesos folded into fake cleavage.
—David Dodge, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 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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