Abbreviation for Pounds.
By arlerambabu
@arlerambabu (1079)
India
2 responses
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
17 Oct 08
lbs is the abbreviation indicated for weight one pound. The word from which it has been derived is from'Libra' in Latin !For further enquiry and details I would request you to refer any good dictionary or thesarus! Thanks ! Good topic of discussion!
@echosoundz (856)
• Malaysia
17 Oct 08
Thanks for the info man. Surely I didn't even to think on that matter. I used to used that in my primary school days and didn't seem to bother about it. Have a nice day.lol
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
17 Oct 08
lb was born of the £ sign which is really an old fashioned letter L written in a way to show its use is for a symbol or abbreviation. The L stands for a Latin word "Libra" which is a Roman unit of weight.
