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metric pound

metric pound noun: half a kilogram, or 500 grams.

Noun

metric pound (plural metric pounds)

  1. (informal) Half a kilogram, or 500 grams.

Forms of metric pound

pluralmetric pounds

Origin of metric pound

This is the closest metric unit to the imperial pound (of approximately 454 grams).

Questions about metric pound

What does metric pound mean?
Metric pound means half a kilogram, or 500 grams.
What part of speech is metric pound?
Metric pound is a noun.
What is the plural of metric pound?
The plural of metric pound is metric pounds.

Words near metric pound in the dictionary

  1. metric martyrs
  2. metric mile
  3. metric miles
  4. metric ounce
  5. metric ounces
  6. metric pound
  7. metric pounds
  8. metric prefix
  9. metric prefixes
  10. metric shitload
  11. metric shitloads

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