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pound

/ˈpaʊnd/POWND
/ˈpaʊnd/POWND

Meaninga weight

Common meaning: a unit of weight

Other meanings: a unit of money

Journey through time

  1. Latinpondo‘by weight’source
  2. Old Englishpund‘a pound’source
  3. Englishpound‘a unit of weight’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin pondus ‘a weight’.

Roots

Related words

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