£.s.d

pounds, shillings, and pence.

Also, £.s.d., l.s.d.

Origin:
< Latin librae, solidī, dēnāriī

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L.S.D., £.s.d. or l.s.d.

—*abbreviation for*
	librae, solidi, denarii

[Latin: pounds, shillings, pence]

£.s.d., £.s.d. or l.s.d.

—*abbreviation for*

[Latin: pounds, shillings, pence]

l.s.d., £.s.d. or l.s.d.

—*abbreviation for*

[Latin: pounds, shillings, pence]

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L.S.D., £.s.d. or l.s.d.

—*abbreviation for*
	librae, solidi, denarii

[Latin: pounds, shillings, pence]

£.s.d., £.s.d. or l.s.d.

—*abbreviation for*

[Latin: pounds, shillings, pence]

l.s.d., £.s.d. or l.s.d.

—*abbreviation for*

[Latin: pounds, shillings, pence]

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l.s.d.

abbreviation of British currency units, from L. librae, soldi, denarii, Roman equivalent of "pounds, shillings, pence."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

L.S.D.
pounds, shillings, and pence

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