/ ˈgɪni/ noun
an old British gold coin or unit of money worth 21 shillings (= now £1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas, for example when buying or selling horses.
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WORD ORIGIN
named after Guinea in West Africa.
/ ˈgɪni/ noun
an old British gold coin or unit of money worth 21 shillings (= now £1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas, for example when buying or selling horses.
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WORD ORIGIN
named after Guinea in West Africa.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005