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Meanings of pound in English

Portuguese
libra
Catalan
lliura
Spanish
libra
Wikidata

The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence.

        libra
        Catalan
        martell
        Wikidata

        The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

              martell
              Portuguese
              libra egípcia
              Catalan
              lliura egípcia
              Wikidata

              The currency of Egypt.

                    libra egípcia
                    Catalan
                    lliura sudanesa
                    Wikidata

                    The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters.

                          lliura sudanesa
                          Usage of pound in English
                          1
                          Semihard; blue; goat; mellow; small; square; a quarter to a half pound.
                          The Complete Book of Cheese
                          2
                          The portfolio generated a 17 million pound loss last year, Lloyds said.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          The second problem is the likely boost to an already appreciating pound.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          BNY avoided a 180 million pound fine by settling the case early.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          In Europe, Britain's fourth-quarter growth data looms large for the embattled pound.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          Carillion abandoned a 3 billion pound merger with Balfour a year ago.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          The current price represents a 180 million pound profit for British taxpayers.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          However, a weak pound also makes exports from UK companies more competitive.
                          The Guardian
                          9
                          They are targeting a 1 billion pound market capitalization for the business.
                          Reuters
                          10
                          Some traders think the pound may stabilize after a few days, however.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          But then Eddie asked another question, and Edna's heart began to pound.
                          When the wind blows
                          12
                          The water needed to produce one pound of meat, twenty-five hundred gallons.
                          Feminist dot com
                          13
                          Traders expect the British pound to remain volatile over the coming weeks.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          The money in question was a five-pound note and two gold sovereigns.
                          The Irish Times
                          15
                          Analysts expect the British pound to remain volatile in the coming weeks.
                          Reuters
                          16
                          Police said the 88 pound bomb had been placed in a van.
                          The Irish Times