pound

About 12.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A unit of weight in various measurement systems. Ellipsis of pound weight. Various non-English units of measure.
2. noun Ellipsis of pound weight.
3. noun Various non-English units of measure.
4. noun A unit of mass in various measurement systems. Ellipsis of pound mass. Various non-English units of measure. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
5. noun Ellipsis of pound mass.
6. noun Various non-English units of measure.
7. noun A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
8. noun A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of mass when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.

Similar words

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Often followed by

of and sterling in for to weight on the

Word family

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