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Meanings of lb in English
Synonyms
Examples for "pound"
Examples for "pound"
1
Semihard; blue; goat; mellow; small; square; a quarter to a half pound.
2
The portfolio generated a 17 million pound loss last year, Lloyds said.
3
The second problem is the likely boost to an already appreciating pound.
4
BNY avoided a 180 million pound fine by settling the case early.
5
In Europe, Britain's fourth-quarter growth data looms large for the embattled pound.
Usage of lb in English
1
The quantity of provisions I found in the boat was 150 lb.
2
The heaviest fruit within the ken of the writer weighed 8 lb.
3
In the U.S. retail market, sugar fetches about 20 cents a lb.
4
Each degree of hardness indicates the destruction and waste of 12 lb.
5
The weight of the usual projectile for this mortar is 850 lb.
6
There are declared to be even bigger fish than this; but 4-lb.
7
The boiler pressure is 140 lb., and the tractive power per lb.
8
The boiler pressure is 140 lb., and the tractive force per lb.
9
Now, although one ton of alfalfa removes from the soil 50 lb.
10
The analyst shall take a sample of not less than 1 lb.
11
Hence the greatest possible evaporation from and at 212° from a lb.
12
How much do you think you pay for the wool per lb.
13
That would make a very slight rise upon the price per lb.
14
She had lost 30lb but is likely to make a full recovery.
15
What happens if you drop a 55-lb safe on top of it?
16
The water required for condensing this quantity of steam is 550 lb.
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Lb through the time
Lb across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common