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pound1 [paʊnd] N

1. pound:

pound

2. pound:

pound

pound2 [paʊnd] N

2. pound:

pound

I . pound3 [paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound:

pound
pound

Usage examples with pound

sell by the pound

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Intelligence involves analysis of raw reports, not merely their enumeration or weighing them by the pound.
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But the jewel in the crown is a nine-foot-long, 1,100 pound concert grand piano that takes two years to make.
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This fleet, shifty 185-pound fullback gained 1,270 yards on 196 rushes and scored 16 touchdowns this season.
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Less convincing, however, is the penny-wise-pound-foolish sale of valuable embassy properties around the world.
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If we wean a 500-pound calf, that is a cost of $6 per hundredweight.
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For example, both male and female candidates must carry a fifty-five pound rucksack for thirteen kilometres to meet the fitness requirements for basic infantry.
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The leather cigar case has evolved considerably over the past 20 years, from a soft leather pouch to a hard-leather safe, seemingly strong enough to pound nails.
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He is 17 years old, 190 pound weighty and 6 feet, 1 inch tall.
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By the mid 1930s, many governments introduced tariffs and autarkic policies and the pound sterling lost its dominance as a reserve currency.
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Of leaves collected, 99% are mulched into the grass around campus, saving a half pound of nitrogen each year.
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