Amsterdam pound

noun

One of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce; equivalent to 0.4941 kilograms.

OriginDutch Amsterdams pond →
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Meanings

nounAmsterdam pound (plural Amsterdam pounds)

plural Amsterdam pounds

  1. obsoleteOne of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce; equivalent to 0.4941 kilograms.

Origin

  1. DutchAmsterdams pond
  2. EnglishAmsterdam pound

Calque of Dutch Amsterdams pond, from Amsterdam + pond (“pound (weight measure)”).

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APA

Amsterdam pound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amsterdam%20pound

MLA

“Amsterdam pound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amsterdam%20pound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amsterdam pound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amsterdam%20pound.

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