Noun: pound sign
- A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
"The price tag showed £50, with the pound sign clearly visible";
- pound
- [US] The symbol #
"He used the pound sign to indicate the apartment number in the address";
- octothorpe [N. Amer], octothorp [N. Amer], hash [Brit], pound [US], number sign, hash mark, hash symbol, hash sign [Brit]
Derived forms: pound signs
Type of: symbol
Encyclopedia: Pound sign