pound

/paʊnd/ noun [C]

Translation

MONEY › the unit of money used in the UK

sterlin, pound; Birleşik Krallık para birimi

a hundred pounds/£100 a pound coin 1405

WEIGHT ( written abbreviation lb) › a unit for measuring weight, equal to 453.6 grams or 16 ounces

453.6 gram veya 16 onsa eşit ağırlık ölçüm birimi

a pound of potatoes The baby weighed just four pounds when she was born 4401401

(Definition of pound noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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