The "lb" is short for the Latin libra, meaning "scale, balance". The s is sometimes, but not always, added because some people feel uncomfortable without it when it's referring to a plural quantity. (Though most people are not uncomfortable with using the singular in phrases like "five foot two"... English doesn't always make sense.)
There is no abbreviation of pounds in French because pounds simply don't exist. However, the closest translation, for the measure as well as for the money, is 'livre
lb is the common abbreviation
There is no abbreviation for the word studio. Studio is actually an abbreviation of the longer origin word "studiolomante".
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The abbreviation of pounds is lbs. The abbreviation of ounces is ozs. So, 6 pounds 2 ounces is 6 lbs. 2 ozs. abbreviated.
its an abbreviation four times a day Origin: Latin quarter in die.
In Currency it's Great British Pounds.
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"Lbs" is the abbreviation for "pounds."
lbs is the abbreviation for pounds.
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The Spansih word for "pounds" (as in weight), is libra - just as the Latin. The Spansih abbreviation, therefore, is lb, identical to the common English abbreviation.
The origin of illume is late Middle English: abbreviation of illumine.
170 lbs is 170 pounds lbs is an abbreviation for pounds
Oz. (Ounces) Lbs. (Pounds)
The Latin word libra means "scales, balances" and it also describes a Roman unit of mass similar to a pound. This is the origin of the abbreviation "lb".
There is no abbreviation for the word studio. Studio is actually an abbreviation of the longer origin word "studiolomante".
8 pounds = 8 lbs. "Lbs." is the abbreviation for pounds.