What is the abbreviate for pounds?

Answer 1

lbs is an abbreviation already, and doesn't get abbreviated further; it is max abbreviated. It stands for the unit of weight 'pound'.

Answer 2

Proper abbreviation for "pounds"Lb comes from the Latin word "libra," which means "scales, balances" and it also describes a Roman unit of mass similar to a pound. The plural form of "lb" is simply "lb" as well. Many people add an s (and even a period to the abbreviation), but that is grammatically incorrect.

Also keep in mind that in scientific writing, the unit of measure closely associated with the common unit of weight is the pound-force, abbrevaited lbf or lbF. It should not be confused with the pound-mass, lbm or lbm.