1lb

Standard butter stick

1lb is shorthand for "one pound," the unit of weight equal to sixteen ounces or about 454 grams.

Common in recipes, shipping labels, and product packaging: 1lb ground beef, Ships for $5.99 per 1lb.

The "lb" abbreviation comes from the Latin *libra*, meaning scales or balance.

weight

pound

Weight, strike, or kennel

scale · measurement · mass · weigh · heavy · light · metric · imperial · conversion · avoirdupois

grocery

package

Wrapped item for delivery

portion · bag · container · cheese · produce · bulk · sliced · wrapped · labeled · seafood

cooking

recipe

Cooking preparation instructions

yield · scaled · doubled · halved · measure · quantity · prep · meatloaf · meatballs · pasta

fitness

gained

Came to possess

weekly · progress · scale · fat · muscle · tracking · milestone · plateau · maintenance · fluctuation

packaging

bag

Flexible carrying container

  • containerThing for storing items
  • tubOpen washing basin
  • boxLidded storage container

resealable · frozen · coffee · candy · nuts · jerky · vacuum-sealed · retail · wholesale

Opposites
measurement system

1lb1kg

Basic metric mass unit

500g · metric units · kilogram · gram · metric

magnitude/scale

1lb1oz

Unit of liquid volume

featherweight · heavyweight · tonnage

Family

lbs, lb.

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G