Definition of "pound" []

• A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams). (noun)
• A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams). See Table at measurement. (noun)
• A unit of weight differing in various countries and times. (noun)
• A British unit of force equal to the weight of a standard one-pound mass where the local acceleration of gravity is 9.817 meters (32.174 feet) per second per second. (noun)
• The basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, worth 20 shillings or 240 old pence before the decimalization of 1971. Also called pound sterling. (noun)

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