noun
lb
pownd
noun
1
Abbreviation for "pound," the unit of weight.
"The recipe calls for 2 lb of flour."
How to Use Lb
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe standard written abbreviation for pounds in weight.
Common mistake
It looks unrelated to "pound" because it comes from the Latin word libra, not the English one.
Word Forms
lbs plural
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Etymology
From Latin libra, the Roman unit of weight, whose abbreviation survived even though the English word became "pound."