pound sign

English

Noun

pound sign (plural pound signs)

1. The symbol £, representing the pound sterling.
2. (US) The symbol # on a telephone.
3. (US) The symbol #, denoting weight in pounds.

   A bag of peanuts is marked "5^#".

Synonyms

• (the symbol #): crunch, hash, hash sign, hashtag, number sign, octothorpe

Translations

symbol # — see hash

See also

• lb

Anagrams

• poundings