(England) Synonym of like a million dollars

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pound sand into a rathole

(UK) The business generated by providing goods and services to the homosexual community.

A unit of weight, rarely used except in the trade of precious metals, equal to 5760 troy grains, 12 troy ounces, or 373.2417 grams.

(obsolete) 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.

The symbol £, representing the pound sterling. / (US) The symbol # on a telephone / (US) The symbol #, denoting weight in pounds.

(Britain, Ireland) A shop selling household groceries, toys, gimmicks etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.

(US) an animal shelter where stray dogs are kept

(informal) Half a kilogram, or 500 grams.

Having started something, one must see it through to its end, rather than stopping short; one must “go the whole hog”.