Dollar vs. Pound
Dollarnoun
Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
Dollarnoun
(by extension) Money generally.
Dollarnoun
A quarter of a pound or one crown, historically minted as a coin of approximately the same size and composition as a then-contemporary dollar coin of the United States, and worth slightly more.
Dollarnoun
Imported from the United States, and paid for in U.S. dollars. (Note: distinguish "dollar wheat", North American farmers' slogan, meaning a market price of one dollar per bushel.)
Dollarnoun
A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains.
Dollarnoun
A coin of the same general weight and value as the United States silver dollar, though differing slightly in different countries, formerly current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.
Dollarnoun
The value of a dollar; the unit of currency, differing in value in different countries, commonly employed in the United States and a number of other countries, including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, parts of the Carribbean, Liberia, and several others.
Dollarnoun
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
Dollarnoun
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
Dollarnoun
a United States coin worth one dollar;
Dollarnoun
a symbol of commercialism or greed;
Dollar
Dollar (symbol: $) is the name of more than 20 currencies. They include the Australian dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Liberian dollar, Namibian dollar, New Taiwan dollar, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar, United States dollar, and several others.
Poundnoun
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
Poundnoun
A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
Poundnoun
(US) The symbol # (octothorpe, hash)
Poundnoun
The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
Poundnoun
Any of various units of currency used in Egypt and Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.
Poundnoun
Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
Poundnoun
Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.
Poundnoun
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. An animal shelter.
Poundnoun
(by metonymy) The people who work for the pound
Poundnoun
A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. Short form of impound.
Poundnoun
A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
Poundnoun
A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
Poundnoun
A hard blow.
Poundverb
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
Poundverb
(transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
Poundverb
(transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
Poundverb
To eat or drink very quickly.
Poundverb
To pitch consistently to a certain location.
Poundverb
To beat strongly or throb.
Poundverb
To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
Poundverb
To advance heavily with measured steps.
Poundverb
(engineering) To make a jarring noise, as when running.
Poundverb
To wager a pound on.
Poundverb
To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
Poundverb
To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.
Poundverb
To strike heavy blows; to beat.
Poundverb
To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.
Poundverb
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
Poundnoun
An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.
Poundnoun
A level stretch in a canal between locks.
Poundnoun
A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
Poundnoun
A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
Poundnoun
A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.
Poundnoun
16 ounces;
Poundnoun
the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
Poundnoun
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Poundnoun
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
Poundnoun
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
Poundnoun
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Poundnoun
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
Poundnoun
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
Poundnoun
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
Poundnoun
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
Poundnoun
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs;
Poundnoun
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows);
Poundverb
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;
Poundverb
strike or drive against with a heavy impact;
Poundverb
move heavily or clumsily;
Poundverb
move rhythmically;
Poundverb
partition off into compartments;
Poundverb
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits;
Poundverb
place or shut up in a pound;
Poundverb
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle;
