pound

The basic unit of money in the UK and some other countries.

• The book costs ten pounds.
  Kitap on sterlin.

A unit of weight, equal to about 0.45 kilograms.

• I bought a pound of apples.
  Bir pound elma aldım.

A place where animals are kept, often for impounding or holding stray animals.

• The dog was taken to the pound after being found on the street.
  Köpek sokakta bulunduğunda barınağa götürüldü.
• She volunteers at the local animal pound every weekend.
  Her hafta sonu yerel hayvan barınağında gönüllü çalışıyor.