Pound (lb)
The pound is a unit of weight, used for body weight in the US/UK, cooking, grocery shopping, and boxing weight classes. Its symbol is lb.
lb
kg
1 pound equals
| Kilograms | 0.453592 kg |
| Ounces | 16 oz |
| Grams | 453.592 g |
About the pound
The pound derives from the Roman "libra pondo" (a pound by weight), which is why its abbreviation is "lb". The avoirdupois pound was standardized as exactly 0.45359237 kg in 1959.
In everyday use the pound appears in body weight in the US/UK, cooking, grocery shopping, and boxing weight classes. As a point of reference: a basketball weighs about 1.4 pounds.