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pounds

POWNDZ/paʊndz/

2 meanings of pounds

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of pound. Use it when you mean more than one pound.

    She bought three pounds of apples at the market.

    He paid forty pounds for the old radio.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of pound. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    He pounds the dough until it is smooth and soft.

    The drummer pounds on his drums all evening.

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pounds is a form of pound

pound, noun: A unit for measuring how heavy something is, equal to 16 ounces or about 454 grams. Full entry

Forms
poundpounds plural
Spelling
pound → pounds: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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