pound
Plural
pounds
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a unit for measuring weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms
- She bought a pound of coffee beans to grind fresh for her morning cup of coffee.
- The fisherman proudly displayed his catch of the day, weighing over 20 pounds.
- The recipe called for two pounds of flour to make a large batch of bread.
- The baby was born weighing seven pounds and eight ounces.
- The suitcase exceeded the airline's weight limit by a few pounds, requiring an additional fee.
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the currency of the UK and some other countries that is equal to 100 pence
- I exchanged my dollars for pounds before my trip to London.
- The book costs five pounds in the bookstore.
- The meal cost us twenty-five pounds each.
- The souvenir was a little expensive at fifteen pounds.
- The train ticket to Manchester is seventy pounds.
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a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
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a small, usually enclosed, area where domesticated animals such as dogs, pigs, or cattle are kept
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United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
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the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
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formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
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the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy