Synonyms of pound sign
6 similar words
Another word for pound sign is hash. Other synonyms of pound sign are crunch, hash sign, hashtag, number sign and octothorpe.
Synonyms and similar words for pound sign
nounThe symbol #.
- crunch
- hashThe # symbol (octothorpe, pound).
- hash signThe hash or number sign (#).
- hashtag
- number signThe character # used to represent the word number.
- octothorpeThe hash or square symbol #, used mainly in telephony and computing.
Meaning of pound sign
- noun The symbol £, representing the pound sterling.
- noun The symbol # on a telephone.
- noun The symbol #, denoting weight in pounds.
Questions about synonyms of pound sign
- What is another word for pound sign?
- Pound sign has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hash, crunch, hash sign, hashtag, number sign and octothorpe.
- What does pound sign mean?
- Pound sign means the symbol £, representing the pound sterling.
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