pound signn.

Brit.

/ˈpaʊn(d) sʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊn(d) ˌsaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pound n.¹, sign n.

Etymology: < pound n.¹ + sign n. In sense 2 so called from the use of the symbol # in the United States to denote pounds avoirdupois (compare quot. 1923 at sense 2).

1. The symbol £, representing pounds sterling.In historical contexts also used of other conventional forms of the letter l used for the same purpose.

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1875 J. Southward Dict. Typogr. (ed. 2) 16 Commercial signs..£ Libra, libræ, pound or pounds sterling.]

1895 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Gaz. 16 Oct. 7/3 The English pound sign..is believed to be the oldest monetary abbreviation now in use.

1940 L. B. Wright Lett. Robert Carter p. xiii In expressing pounds, shillings, and pence, he was very inconsistent in form,..sometimes placing the pound sign in front of the numerals.

1974 Times 25 Apr. 1/3 The likely numbers of noughts after the pound sign still leave me reeling.

1998 J. Holms Bad Vibes xxi. 247 Buchanan..doodled a curly pound sign on his notepad.

2. U.S. The symbol #, esp. as found on a keyboard or touch-tone telephone; the hash sign.

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1923 W. E. Harned Typewriting Stud. ii. 29/1 Special Signs and Characters..#..Number or pound sign; # 10 (No. 10); 10# (ten pounds).

1970 Independent (Hawarden, Iowa) 25 Nov. 1/2 A Touch-Tone telephone has 12 buttons, including one with an asterisk..and another with a pound sign.

1980 M. E. Sloan Introd. Minicomputers & Microcomputers v. 118 The pound sign, #, shows immediate addressing.

2003 Observer-Dispatch (Utica, N.Y.) (Nexis) 22 May 3 b Honors Program graduates are designated with a pound sign #.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pound sign
释义	pound signn. Brit. /ˈpaʊn(d) sʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈpaʊn(d) ˌsaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pound n.¹, sign n. Etymology: < pound n.¹ + sign n. In sense 2 so called from the use of the symbol # in the United States to denote pounds avoirdupois (compare quot. 1923 at sense 2). 1. The symbol £, representing pounds sterling.In historical contexts also used of other conventional forms of the letter l used for the same purpose. ΚΠ 1875 J. Southward Dict. Typogr. (ed. 2) 16 Commercial signs..£ Libra, libræ, pound or pounds sterling.] 1895 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Gaz. 16 Oct. 7/3 The English pound sign..is believed to be the oldest monetary abbreviation now in use. 1940 L. B. Wright Lett. Robert Carter p. xiii In expressing pounds, shillings, and pence, he was very inconsistent in form,..sometimes placing the pound sign in front of the numerals. 1974 Times 25 Apr. 1/3 The likely numbers of noughts after the pound sign still leave me reeling. 1998 J. Holms Bad Vibes xxi. 247 Buchanan..doodled a curly pound sign on his notepad. 2. U.S. The symbol #, esp. as found on a keyboard or touch-tone telephone; the hash sign. ΚΠ 1923 W. E. Harned Typewriting Stud. ii. 29/1 Special Signs and Characters..#..Number or pound sign; # 10 (No. 10); 10# (ten pounds). 1970 Independent (Hawarden, Iowa) 25 Nov. 1/2 A Touch-Tone telephone has 12 buttons, including one with an asterisk..and another with a pound sign. 1980 M. E. Sloan Introd. Minicomputers & Microcomputers v. 118 The pound sign, #, shows immediate addressing. 2003 Observer-Dispatch (Utica, N.Y.) (Nexis) 22 May 3 b Honors Program graduates are designated with a pound sign #. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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