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Meanings of pound in inglés

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Wikidata

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

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The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

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Examples for "hammer"
Examples for "hammer"
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A new solitary writing technique helped hammer home the new Nails sound.
The Guardian
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But several pre-1950s Oscars have gone under the hammer in recent years.
Reuters
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Financial shares continued to come under the hammer on the Dublin market.
The Irish Times
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Too often it has taken a hammer and chisel to excavate words.
The Irish Times
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EU officials warn that such deals usually take years to hammer out.
The South African
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The thought, so unexpected and yet so natural, set her heart pounding.
Celtic fire
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At last he could deny the pounding need within him no longer.
Embrace the darkness
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If you use it, you won't achieve really spectacular, ground-pounding combo attacks.
Wired
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Certainly he must be able to feel it pounding, pressing so close.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
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Stock markets have taken a pounding since coronavirus swept across the world.
The Irish Times
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At year end, the opposition was still hammering the Government over it.
Radio NZ
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This is similar to the case currently hammering confidence in Deutsche Bank.
The Guardian
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A great match, a hammering, a humiliation, said the cover of Sport.
The Guardian
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Having survived, West Ham made sure to punish with Cresswell hammering home.
The Guardian
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A mid-summer hammering in the local elections concentrated minds within both parties.
The Irish Times
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The currency of Egypt.

libra egípcia
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lliura sudanesa
Wikidata

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

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