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POWND/paʊnd/

A pound is British money: one pound, five pounds, a pound coin. The symbol is £. A dollar is US or other money; a euro is used in much of Europe. Pound is also a unit of weight (lb) — later. Countable: a pound, pounds. How much is it? Two pounds fifty.

Meaning

The money used in Britain; also a unit of weight.

Examples

• “This book costs five pounds.”
• “I have only one pound in my pocket.”
• “These apples are a pound a bag.”

Good to know

£ / pounds (British money). Contrast: dollar, euro. Also later: pound = weight.

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