Euro vs. Pound
Euronoun
The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
Euronoun
A coin with a face value of 1 euro.
Euronoun
An abbreviation for European in any sense; e.g. “euro size”; “euro style pad”.
Euronoun
Macropus robustus, a wallaroo (macropod species).
Euronoun
the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
Euro
The euro (symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of states is known as the eurozone or euro area and includes about 343 million citizens as of 2019.
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;
