Definitions for pound sign
pound sign

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1. pound, pound signnoun

   a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pound signnoun

   The symbol £ representing the pound sterling.

2. pound signnoun

   The symbol on a telephone.

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1. pound sign

   The pound sign is a symbol used in various contexts, represented as "#". It is known as the number sign or hash in American English. It is most commonly used in information technology to highlight a special meaning, denote a keyword (hashtags in social media), or introduce a comment in programming language. In the UK, it is often used as a symbol for the British currency, the pound sterling (£).

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1. Pound sign

   The pound sign is the symbol for the pound sterling—the currency of the United Kingdom. The same symbol is used for similarly named currencies in some other countries and territories, such as the Irish pound, Gibraltar pound, Australian pound, and Italian lira. Several countries, including Lebanon, call their currency "the pound" but do not use the £ symbol. In Egypt, whose currency is also named the pound, the £ sign is not totally out of use, although it is uncommon, mainly because the symbol is not easily accessible on the US keyboard layouts that are most commonly used there. In Wales, the symbol traditionally denoted "pence". The symbol derives from a capital "L", representing libra, the basic unit of weight in the Roman Empire, which in turn is derived from the Latin name of the same spelling for scales or a balance. The pound became an English unit of weight and was so named because it originally had the value of one tower pound of fine silver. The pound sign is placed before the number, and separated from the following digits by no space or only a thin space. The symbol ‹₤› was called the lira sign in Italy, before the adoption of the euro. It was used as an alternative to the more usual L to show prices in lire.

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Anagrams for pound sign »

1. poundings

How to pronounce pound sign?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pound sign in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pound sign in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pound sign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pound sign
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pound_Sign
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pound sign