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• lb.
  lb.

  abbreviation

  pound.
• L.B.
  L.B.

  abbreviation

  bachelor of letters; bachelor of literature.
• lb
  lb

  abbreviation

  cricket leg bye
• LB
  LB

  abbreviation

  Liberia (international car registration)

lb.

¹ American  

abbreviation

plural

lbs., lb

1. pound.

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L.B. ² American  

abbreviation

1. bachelor of letters; bachelor of literature.

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L.B. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. landing barge.

2. light bomber.

3. local board.

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lb ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. cricket leg bye

2. Also: lb..  pound (weight)

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LB ² British  

abbreviation

1. Liberia (international car registration)

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lb ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Lebanon

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lb Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of pound

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Etymology

Origin of lb.¹

< Latin lībra, plural lībrae

Origin of L.B.²

From New Latin Litterārum Baccalaureus; Līterārum Baccalaureus

Example Sentences

“After the pandemic, there’s been huge talk about finding third spaces or community spaces. I think people crave that more,” she said, adding that she’s proud LB Bookworms has provided that to so many people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The first meeting of Martha Esquivias’ reading club LB Bookworms consisted of the club founder and one of her friends casually reading together at a coffee shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

With 3.3 seconds left Jordan Askew wins it for Sierra Canyon over LB Millikan 67-65.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

LB: I always say I am so fortunate that my career has been on the same trajectory as women's football in England.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

The Aradenses, to whom LB ascribes the origin of Beoit, were the people known in Irish record as Dal n-Araide, the pre-Celtic people of the region now called Antrim.

From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by MacAlister, R.A. Stewart