How to Use peso in a Sentence

peso

noun
Definition of pesonext
  • Not even eight pesos to ride the one bus down the one carretera.
    — Diana Spechler, Longreads, 28 Oct. 2017
  • The peso is up 5% against the dollar since its April low.
    — The Economist, 21 June 2019
  • Getting right to the point, the Swiss franc is all over the world, while the Argentine peso isn’t.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 19 June 2022
  • The peso has declined since mid-April as his poll lead widened.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 2 July 2018
  • Buy a reloadable card to get around (for 15 pesos, or about 75 cents).
    — Kylie Madry, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
  • Over the next 26 days, the peso’s value dropped 26 percent.
    — New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The peso is already weak, and the threat of a fight with Trump has worsened its standing.
    — David Lauter, latimes.com, 7 June 2019
  • Those who couldn't spare a peso could also rent the little books.
    — Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
  • In recent months, the peso has been floating closer to 20 to the U.S. dollar.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The Chilean peso gained 2.2% on the Monday after the first-round vote before flopping to a new 18-month low.
    — Sebastian Boyd, Bloomberg.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • South Africa’s rand is down nearly 13%, while the Chilean peso is off nearly 8%.
    — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2018
  • Following the Senate’s approval of the new law this past week, the peso dropped to a four-month low against the dollar.
    — New York Times, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Salinas is worth $1.2 billion more than a year ago, helped by a stronger peso.
    — Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • But the dollar has still jumped sharply against the Mexican peso.
    — Paul J. Davies, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The Argentine peso slumped 11% against the greenback in June.
    — Saumya Vaishampayan, WSJ, 29 June 2018
  • Now a very small one is never less than three pesos – the equivalent of $3.
    — Anastasia Miari, 1843, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The peso, which had been tied to the dollar, lost nearly 70 percent of its value.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Fox News, 11 May 2018
  • The shelter charges migrants 100 pesos — roughly $5 — a week for room and board.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2019
  • My mom gave me money to go to Casa Muñoz, where one peso was worth two and a suit came with an extra pair of pants.
    — Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The peso’s 10 percent decline since mid-April is a sign of market nerves.
    — Eric Martin, Bloomberg.com, 27 June 2018
  • The peso was recently down more than 3% against the dollar to its lowest levels of the year.
    — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 31 May 2019
  • But the parents could not spare the 20 pesos, or roughly $1, for a bucket shower.
    — Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 8 July 2024
  • The fund trades the likes of Czech interest rates, the Colombian peso and Nordic power markets.
    — Laurence Fletcher, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2017
  • The rate increase, a day after the Argentine peso fell 8.5 percent against the dollar, was the third in a week.
    — New York Times, 4 May 2018
  • By the close of trading in Chile on Monday, the peso had fallen 3.5% against the U.S. dollar, hitting an all-time low.
    — Ryan Dube, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The government has said the Cuban peso will be the survivor and the CUC will pass into history.
    — Mimi Whitefield, miamiherald, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The dollar was down 0.6% against the Brazilian real and lost 0.7% against the Mexican peso.
    — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
  • The Mexican peso edged up Wednesday for the sixth straight day, as reports emerged of an agreement on the trade pact.
    — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The peso has plunged amid concerns that the overhaul could discourage foreign investment.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Warnings from business groups that the reform could undermine the Mexican investment environment have sent the value of the peso tumbling.
    — Tara John, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024

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