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Pound
/paʊnd/
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
📖 Definitions of "Pound"
noun
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A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
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A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
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The symbol # (octothorpe, hash)
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The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
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