pound — pound1 [pound] n. pl. pounds; sometimes, after a number, pound [ME < OE pund, akin to Ger pfund: WGmc loanword < L pondo, a pound, orig. abl. of pondus, weight (in libra pondo, a pound in weight), akin to pendere: see PENDANT] 1. a) the… … English World dictionary
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pound — I. noun (plural pounds; also pound) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pund, from Latin pondo pound, from ablative of pondus weight more at pendant Date: before 12th century 1. any of various units of mass and weight; specifically a unit … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pound (mass) — Lb. redirects here. For other uses, see LB. Lbs. redirects here. For other uses, see LBS. For the unit of force, see Pound force. The pound or pound mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, lbm, ℔[1] ) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States… … Wikipedia
Pound-force — This article deals with the unit of force. For the unit of mass see Pound (mass). The pound force or simply pound (abbreviations: lb, lbf, or lbf) is a unit of force. Definitions The pound force is approximately equal to the gravitational force… … Wikipedia
pound — [[t]pa͟ʊnd[/t]] ♦ pounds, pounding, pounded 1) N COUNT: num N The pound is the unit of money which is used in Britain. It is represented by the symbol ₤. One British pound is divided into a hundred pence. Some other countries, for example Egypt,… … English dictionary
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