HyperDic: pound_sign

English > 1 sense of the expression *pound sign*:
NOUN	communication	pound sign, pound	a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

English > *pound sign*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain).
Synonym	pound
Broader	symbol	An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance