brown pound
n.— «The Shilpa show also highlighted the economic strength of Britain’s Asian community—not only as consumers but also as wealth creators. The strength of what is called the “brown pound” has become more important at a time when Indian investment has been flooding into Britain and creating jobs.» —“Shilpa Shetty puts racism on British public agenda” by Prasun Sonwalkar India eNews Jan. 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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