Word: pound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pound, from Old English pund (“a pound, weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), an early borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”), ablative form of pondus (“weight”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to pull, stretch”). Cognate with Dutch pond, German Pfund, Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish pund. Doublet of funt, pfund, pood, and punt. Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, [ˈpʰaʊ̯nd], /ˈpæʊ̯nd/, [ˈpʰæʊ̯nd], /ˈpaːnd/ 1. A unit of weight in various measurement systems. Example: B-2 bombers are the only plane capable of carrying the Massive Ordinance Penetrator, which experts have highlighted as the only type of bomb potentially capable of destroying Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility. Each B-2 bomber is able to carry two of these “bunker buster” bombs, which weigh an impressive 30,000 pounds each. 2. A unit of weight in various measurement systems. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. A unit of weight in various measurement systems. 4. A unit of mass in various measurement systems. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 5. A unit of mass in various measurement systems. 6. A unit of mass in various measurement systems. Example: Research shows that retaining even one or two pounds after giving birth can make problems more likely in a subsequent pregnancy, experts said, with women who have several children facing a "slippery slope" if they continue to gain weight each time. 7. A unit of mass in various measurement systems. 8. A unit of force in various measurement systems Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 9. A unit of force in various measurement systems 10. A unit of force in various measurement systems Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, non-scientific 11. A unit of currency in various currency systems. Example: "Only a hundred and ninety-three pound," said Mr. Tulliver. "You've brought less o' late; but young fellows like to have their own way with their money. Though I didn't do as I liked before I was of age." He spoke with rather timid discontent. Example: For students in developing countries who can't get it any other way, or for students in the first world, who can but may choose not to. Pay thousands of pounds a year for your education? Or get it free online? 12. A unit of currency in various currency systems. Example: He glanced back through what he had read and, while feeling his water flow quietly, he envied kindly Mr Beaufoy who had written it and received payment of three pounds, thirteen and six. 13. A unit of currency in various currency systems. Example: the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire pound Example: He knocked out cans of warm cola at two pound fifty a time. 14. A unit of currency in various currency systems. Labels: informal Example: In the report of the Special Budget Commission certifying the estimates for 1874-75, it was announced on authority that the total amount of this debt did not exceed 14,725,000 Turkish pounds(liras), or £13,000,000, while the Special Commission for the verification of the budget for 1875-76 returned the total amount at 10,309,521 Turkish pounds(liras), or £8,935,000. 15. The symbol #. Labels: US Example: Holonym: hashtag Example: To be connected, press pound.