POUND SIGN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

pound; pound sign

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pound sign" is a kind of...):

symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)

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