Pound vs. Kilo — What's the Difference?

A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).

A kilogram.

A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams). See Table at measurement.

Clipping of kilogram

A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.

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See pound-force.

An abbreviation of Kilogram.

See pound-mass.

One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites;

The primary unit of currency in the United Kingdom, worth 20 shillings or 240 old pence before the decimalization of 1971. Also called pound sterling.

See Table at currency.

The primary unit of currency in Ireland and Cyprus before the adoption of the euro.

A primary unit of currency in Scotland before the Act of Union (1707). Also called pound scots.

The pound key on a telephone.

A heavy blow.

The sound of a heavy blow; a thump.

The act of pounding.

An animal shelter, especially one operated by a public agency to house stray or confiscated animals.

A public enclosure for the confinement of stray livestock.

A tank or submerged cage, as on a boat, in which live fish or shellfish are kept.

New England An establishment at which live lobsters are kept and sold, often also offering no-frills restaurant service.

A place in which vehicles impounded by the authorities are held until redeemed by their owners.

(Archaic) A prison.

To strike repeatedly and forcefully, especially with the hand or a tool

To assault with military force

To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush

To instill by persistent, emphatic repetition

To produce energetically, as from forceful use of the hands. Often used with out

To cause harm or loss to; affect adversely

To defeat soundly

To attack verbally; criticize

(Slang) To drink quickly (a beverage, especially an alcoholic one). Often used with back or down

To strike vigorous, repeated blows

To move along heavily and noisily

To pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb

To move or work laboriously

To confine (an animal) in a pound.

A unit of weight in various measurement systems

Ellipsis of pound weight

The translated name of various non-English units of measure

A unit of mass in various measurement systems

Ellipsis of pound mass

The translated name of various non-English units of measure

A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of mass when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.

A unit of force in various measurement systems

Ellipsis of pound force

The translated name of various non-English units of measure

A unit of currency in various currency systems

The translated name of various non-English units of currency

The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence. Symbol £.

Any of various units of currency used in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.

Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.

(US) The symbol # (octothorpe, hash, number sign)

A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

(metonymy) The people who work for the pound.

(UK) A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.

A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.

A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.

(Newfoundland) a division inside a fishing stage where cod is cured in salt brine

A hard blow.

To wager a pound on.

To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

(transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.

(transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.

To eat or drink very quickly.

To pitch consistently to a certain location.

To beat strongly or throb.

To penetrate sexually, with vigour.

To advance heavily with measured steps.

(engineering) To make a jarring noise, as when running.

To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.

To strike heavy blows; to beat.

To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.

To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.

A level stretch in a canal between locks.

A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.

A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.

A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.

16 ounces;

The basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence

The basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

The basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

A nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs;

The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows);

Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;

Strike or drive against with a heavy impact;

Move heavily or clumsily;

Move rhythmically;

Partition off into compartments;

Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits;

Place or shut up in a pound;

Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle;