How to Pronounce "pound"
word
/ˈpaʊnd/
pownd
/pˈaʊnd/
pownd
Definition
As a noun, 'pound' can mean a unit of weight or the currency used in the UK and some other countries. As a verb, it means to hit something hard many times or to crush something into small pieces.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈpaʊnd/
British English
/pˈaʊnd/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
pownd
UK
pownd
Listen in Context
The baby weighs eight pounds.
I need twenty pounds for the train ticket.
They pounded the rice with a wooden tool.
Someone was pounding on the door at midnight.