pound
noun
1.
16 ounces avoirdupois
2.
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
3.
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
4.
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
5.
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
6.
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
7.
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
8.
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
9.
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
10.
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
11.
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)