unit of money in a country change/convert sth into/to ~ I want to change 100 dollars into euros.

buy, sell ~ The bank will sell you one Russian rouble for 4.14 Japanese yen.

Many of the collocates of MONEY (for example make, spend) can also be used with currencies: The country spends millions of dollars on overseas aid every year.

50-, 100-, etc. ~ coin/note a pound coin

50-, 100-, etc. dollar bill for a ~ How many dinars will I get for a dollar?

in (the) ~ The contract is denominated in euros. a tax of 30p in the pound

~ for ~ The company promises to match any money the charity makes dollar for dollar.

~'s worth of sth a million pound's worth of books

value of a currency compared with others high, rising, strong ~ Business should benefit from a stronger euro.

falling, low, weak ~ The yen gained 10 points against a weak dollar.

over-valued ~ Research suggests that the pound is over-valued.

float ~ The UK floated sterling in June 1972.

devalue ~ The Fiji dollar may have to be devalued.

defend, prop up, protect, shore up, support ~ She dismissed suggestions that the central bank would intervene to prop up the euro.

~ be worth sth One Saudi Arabian riyal is worth approximately 0.27 US dollars.

~ strengthen The peso strengthened on the foreign exchanges.

~ come under pressure The pound came under pressure against the dollar.

~ close, open The pound closed yesterday at 1.4130 dollars.

~ be fixed/pegged to Many emerging countries have their currencies pegged to the dollar.

~ value The dollar value of the stock rose to $11.5 billion.

~ terms The rise in government spending was equivalent to only 9% in dollar terms.

~ exchange rate All prices are based on the South African rand exchange rate.

~ traveller's cheques sterling traveller's cheques

~ equivalent She was paid the dollar equivalent of £10 000.

against the ~ The yen has strengthened against the pound.

to the ~ How many dollars are there to the pound?

depreciation/devaluation/reflation of the ~ the devaluation of the peso in 1994

a run on the ~ The government increased interest rates to avoid a run on the rouble

(= sudden large buying of the currency). the value of the ~ a rise in the value of the euro

and measures ~ of I always drink gallons of water.

half a, a quarter of a ~ half a litre of milk

a half/quarter hour, inch, mile, ounce, pint, pound They used to sell corned beef at 2d a quarter pound.

cubic, square ~ One litre is equivalent to 1,000 cubic centimetres.

~ square The room is about 15 metres square.

~ broad, deep, high, long, tall, thick, wide The new dock was 230 m long and 92 m broad.

~ bigger, cooler, faster, heavier, lighter, slower, etc. The climate was several degrees warmer than it is now.

about, approximately, around ~ 1 foot = approx. 0.3 metres

be, cover, measure, span, stretch (for) ~ used with measures of distance and area The National Park covers 3,000 acres. The sandy beach stretches for over four miles.

be, weigh ~ used with measures of weight She weighed over ten stone.

be, last, take ~ used with measures of time It takes approximately 365 and a quarter days for the earth to revolve around the sun.

in a ~ How many centilitres are there in a litre?

in ~s We were asked to estimate the temperature of the room in degrees.

to a/the ~ My car does 10 miles to the litre.

a, per ~ They're 99p a dozen. a safety threshold of 50 mg of nitrates per litre

by the ~ Apples are sold by the kilogram.

of ~ The path will be built to a width of 2 metres.

~ in area, length, volume, weight, size, etc. Killer whales are up to ten metres in length.

~ by ~ a huge room measuring 50 m by 18 m

to the nearest ~ Give your answer to the nearest metre.