English

Noun
en-noun|sg=old money|-

1. Families that have been wealthy for generations; or, members of such families. Contrasted with new money.
2. UK The monetary system used in the United Kingdom before decimalisation and consisting of pounds, shillings and pence.
3. context|UK|jocular The imperial system of measurement, as opposed to the metric system.

#:These scales say I weigh 72 kilograms - what's that in old money?

• 2007-06-30 14:53 - Ruakh - /* Noun */ {{en-noun|sg=[[old]] [[money]]|-}}

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