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Probably from the plural of p, where p refers to a penny or pence, but perhaps from pound sterling or paper (referring to paper money).
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Probably from the plural of p, where p refers to a penny or pence, but perhaps from pound sterling or paper (referring to paper money).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.