pounds

noun pl. pounds, pound

1. 1. the basic unit of weight in the FPS system, equal to l6 ounces avoirdupois (453.59237 grams)
   2. a unit of weight equal to 12 ounces troy or 12 ounces apothecaries' (373.2418 grams)
2. the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, equal to 100 (new) pennies: before 1971 a pound was equal to 20 shillings or 240 pennies: symbol, £ (see libra, )
   in full pound sterling
3. any of the basic monetary units of various countries, as Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria
4. a former Scottish monetary unit (), originally equal to the British pound
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