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- pronunciation:
- paUnd
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A pound is a certain amount of weight. One pound is how much four sticks of butter weigh when you buy them in a package in a store. New babies usually weigh about six to nine pounds. A big dog can weigh over a hundred pounds. A short way to write pound or pounds is "lb."
Our cat weighs about ten pounds, but sometimes he is a little heavier if we accidentally feed him too much.
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The pound is the main unit of money in the United Kingdom. A pound is equal to one hundred pence, in the way that the dollar is equal to one hundred cents. The United Kingdom is a country in Europe that is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
If you want to buy something in the United Kingdom, you have to use pounds and pence. You can't buy anything with dollars. |
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