noun
- Plural of peso; the basic monetary unit of several Latin American countries and the Philippines.
- Plural of piso; floors or stories of a building (used in Spanish-speaking regions).
Usage: Most commonly refers to Mexican pesos, but also used for Argentine, Chilean, Colombian, and Philippine currencies.
Usage: Spanish loanword; less common in English than the monetary sense.
Examples
- The exchange rate for Mexican pisos has fluctuated significantly this year.
- She exchanged her dollars for pisos before traveling to Mexico.
- The hotel costs 500 pisos per night.
- He saved up several thousand pisos for his vacation.
- The restaurant bill came to 250 pisos.