Pound Paʊnd Money Million Unit Owners Noun Bre

• a ten-pound note
• a pound coin
• i've spent £25 on food today.
• what would you do if you won a million pounds?

pound

1. the unit of money in the UK, worth 100 pence
• see also sterling
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• a ten-pound note
• a pound coin
• I've spent £25 on food today.
• What would you do if you won a million pounds?
• Total losses were estimated at over three million pounds.
2. the unit of money of several other countries
3. the value of the British pound compared with the value of the money of other countries
• the strength/weakness of the pound (against other currencies)
• The pound closed slightly down at $1.534.
• The pound fell sharply to a record low against the yen.
• a run on the pound
4. a unit for measuring weight, equal to 0.454 of a kilogram
• half a pound of butter
• They cost two dollars a pound.
• I've lost six and a half pounds since I started my diet.
5. a place where vehicles that have been parked illegally are kept until their owners pay to get them back
6. a place where dogs that have been found in the street without their owners are kept until their owners claim them
7. used to say that since you have started to do something, it is worth spending as much time or money as you need to in order to complete it
8. the full amount that somebody owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering
• You’re determined to have your pound of flesh, aren’t you?
9. it is better to stop something bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened

Word Origin

• noun senses 1 to 4 Old English pund, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pond and German Pfund, from Latin (libra) pondo, denoting a Roman “pound weight” of 12 ounces. noun senses 5 to 6 late Middle English (earlier in compounds): of uncertain origin. Early use referred to an enclosure for holding stray or trespassing cattle.