def convertPriceIntoFloat ( myString ):
    myString = myString.strip()

    # 1.298,90 €
    if "€" in myString and "." in myString and "," in myString:
        myString = (myString.replace('€', '')).strip()
        myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
        float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)
    if "€" in myString and "*" in myString and "ab" in myString:
        myString = (myString.replace('€', '')).strip()
        myString = (myString.replace('*', '')).strip()
        myString = (myString.replace('ab', '')).strip()
        float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)
    if "€" in myString and "ab" in myString:
        myString = (myString.replace('€', '')).strip()
        myString = (myString.replace('ab', '')).strip()
        if re.match('^d{1,3}.d{3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
            # thousand EURO or more
            myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        else:
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)

    # 599,- €
    if ",-" in myString and "€" in myString:
        myString = (myString.replace('€', '')).strip()
        myString = (myString.replace(',-', '.00')).strip()
        if re.match('^d{1,3}.d{3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
            # thousand EURO or more
            myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        else:
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)

    # ↵179,89 €↵*↵
    if "€" in myString and "*" in myString:
        myString = (myString.replace('€', '')).strip()
        myString = (myString.replace('*', '')).strip()
        if re.match('^d{1,3}.d{3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
            # thousand EURO or more
            myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        else:
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)

    # ab 223,90 EUR
    if "EUR" in myString and "ab" in myString:
        myString = (myString.replace('EUR', '')).strip()
        myString = (myString.replace('ab', '')).strip()
        if re.match('^d{1,3}.d{3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
            # thousand EURO or more
            myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        else:
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)

    if "EUR" in myString:
        # GB Pound
        myString = (myString.replace('EUR', '')).strip()
        if re.match('^d{1,3}.d{3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
            # thousand EURO or more
            myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        else:
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)

    if "CHF" in myString:
        # CHF Schweiz
        myString = (myString.replace('CHF', '')).strip()
        if re.match('^d{1,3}.d{3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
            # thousand Franks or more
            myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        else:
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)

    if re.match('^d{1,3}.d{3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
        # thousand EURO or more, coming in as a float already
        myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
        float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)

    # 122,60 £
    if "£" in myString:
        # remove GB Pound sign
        myString = (myString.replace('£', '')).strip()

        if re.match('^d{1,3}.d{3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
            # thousand GB Pounds or more
            myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        # 122,60 £
        if re.match('^d{1,3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
            #
            myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)
    if  "$" in myString:
        # GB Pound
        myString = (myString.replace('$', '')).strip()
        float_price = float(myString.replace(',', ''))
        return(float_price)
    if ",-" in myString:
        float_price = float(myString.replace(',-', '.00'))
        return(float_price)
    if re.match('^d{1,3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
        float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)
    if " " in myString and "&#8364" in myString:
        return ( getPriceFromCommaString ( myString ) )
    # UVP: 44,95 EURO
    if "UVP:" in myString and "EURO" in myString:
        myString = (myString.replace('UVP:', '')).strip()
        myString = (myString.replace('EURO', '')).strip()
        float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)
    # 22,99 €
    # € 1.199,99
    if "€" in myString:
        myString = (myString.replace('€', '')).strip()
        if re.match('^d{1,3}.d{3},d{2}$', myString) is not None:
            # thousand EURO or more
            myString = (myString.replace('.', '')).strip()
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        else:
            float_price = float(myString.replace(',', '.'))
        return(float_price)
    else:
        return(myString)