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pound

  • noun
  • /ˈpaʊ̯nd/

A unit of weight in various measurement systems.

Other meanings

  1. Various non-English units of measure.

  2. A unit of mass in various measurement systems.

Example sentences

  • “How many grams are there in a pound?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "pund" (a pound, weight).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “pound” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.