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lb

lb

131 1.0
A weight equal to 16 ounces, often called a pound and used in the US and UK
  • noun
  • /ɛl bi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : libra
  • The kitchen feeds 300 inmates and generates 30 to 50 lbs/day of pre-consumer food scraps.
  • kg and lb
  • t and lb
  • million lb

Examples

  • We were only allowed 60lbs of luggage.

    A Foreign Affair (1948)

  • Now he's demanding 25lbs of ice every day.

    Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

  • Did you know that no land animal with a body weight of over 50lb survived that age?

    WarGames (1983)

  • The text told me to multiply by 2.2 lb to determine its weight in pounds.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In 1998, an average of 2,633 lbs/resident of waste were generated, up 3.3 percent from 1997.

    Academic text (1999)

  • As a result, each man was carrying between 60 and 80 lbs of kit that made him extremely immobile.

    Academic text (2011)

  • You must weigh about 106 lbs unless my eyes deceive me.

    Big City (1937)

  • I’m trying to lose a couple of LBs.

    Shallow Hal (2001)

  • Detective Kerry weighed approximately 130 lbs.

    Saw IV (2007)

  • The recipe calls for 1 lb of flour to make the dough.

Synonyms

pound
vslb
∞ 1.0

A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces, about half a kilogram

is an abbreviation used in writing for that same unit

Surface Forms

lb singular
lbs plural

Etymology

Lb comes from the Latin word libra, which means 'scales' or 'balance' and gave the name to the weight we now call a pound. So when you see lb on a label or a scale it still means 'pound', the same root you meet in the zodiac Libra shown as scales.