Foundation level · Year 4 · free
pound
noun · Say it: POWND
What it means
Foundationthe main unit of money used in the United Kingdom, made up of one hundred pence
I spent one pound on sweets at the school fair.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- quid
More examples
- Ella saved twenty pounds from her pocket money to buy a new book.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'pund', taken from the Latin 'pondo', meaning by weight.
Try a quick question
One question about “pound”, the way 11+ papers ask it (Foundation level).