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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