/**
 * British English language converter
 *
 * CLDR: en-GB | English as used in the United Kingdom
 *
 * British English conventions:
 * - "and" after hundreds: "one hundred and twenty-three"
 * - "and" before final segment: "one million and one"
 * - Hyphenated tens-ones: "twenty-one", "forty-two"
 * - Western numbering system (short scale: billion = 10^9)
 */
export declare const cardinalMax: bigint;
export declare const ordinalMax: bigint;
export declare const currencyMax: bigint;
/**
 * Converts a numeric value to English words.
 *
 * This is the main public API. It accepts any valid numeric input
 * (number, string, or bigint) and handles parsing internally.
 * @param {number | string | bigint} value - The numeric value to convert
 * @returns {string} The number in English words
 * @throws {TypeError} If value is not a valid numeric type
 * @throws {Error} If value is not a valid number format
 * @example
 * toCardinal(42)           // 'forty-two'
 * toCardinal(-3.14)        // 'minus three point fourteen'
 * toCardinal('1000000')    // 'one million'
 */
declare function toCardinal(value: number | string | bigint): string;
/**
 * Converts a numeric value to British English ordinal words.
 * @param {number | string | bigint} value - The numeric value to convert (must be a positive integer)
 * @returns {string} The number as ordinal words (e.g., "first", "forty-second")
 * @throws {TypeError} If value is not a valid numeric type
 * @throws {RangeError} If value is negative, zero, or has a decimal part
 * @example
 * toOrdinal(1)    // 'first'
 * toOrdinal(2)    // 'second'
 * toOrdinal(3)    // 'third'
 * toOrdinal(21)   // 'twenty-first'
 * toOrdinal(42)   // 'forty-second'
 * toOrdinal(100)  // 'one hundredth'
 * toOrdinal(101)  // 'one hundred first'
 * toOrdinal(1000) // 'one thousandth'
 */
declare function toOrdinal(value: number | string | bigint): string;
export type CurrencyOptions = {
    /**
     * - Use "and" between pounds and pence (e.g., "one pound and fifty pence")
     */
    and?: boolean;
};
/**
 * @typedef {object} CurrencyOptions
 * @property {boolean} [and] - Use "and" between pounds and pence (e.g., "one pound and fifty pence")
 */
/** @type {Required<CurrencyOptions>} */
export declare const currencyDefaults: Required<CurrencyOptions>;
/**
 * Converts a numeric value to British English currency words.
 * @param {number | string | bigint} value - The currency amount to convert
 * @param {CurrencyOptions} [options] - Optional configuration
 * @returns {string} The amount in British English currency words
 * @throws {TypeError} If value is not a valid numeric type
 * @throws {Error} If value is not a valid number format
 * @example
 * toCurrency(42.50)                    // 'forty-two pounds and fifty pence'
 * toCurrency(1)                        // 'one pound'
 * toCurrency(0.99)                     // 'ninety-nine pence'
 * toCurrency(0.01)                     // 'one penny'
 * toCurrency(42.50, { and: false })    // 'forty-two pounds fifty pence'
 */
declare function toCurrency(value: number | string | bigint, options?: CurrencyOptions): string;
export { toCardinal, toOrdinal, toCurrency };