# Which Weighs More a Pound or a Kilogram?

A kilogram weighs more than a kilogram since 1 pound is just 0.45359237 in kilograms. Kilogram is used as the basic unit for mass in SI. It is abbreviated as kg, while pound is abbreviated as lb as derived from the word 'libras' in Latin meaning weight.
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 Technically, pounds and kilograms are not comparable units. Kilograms measure. mass. which does not change based on where you measure it. Pounds measure. weight. which varies with http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_weighs_more_pounds...
 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds. 1 pound = 0.453 kilograms. 1 kilogram is larger http://www.chacha.com/question/which-weighs-more,-...
 There are 2.204 pounds In a Kilogram. And,to help you to remember...... "Two and a quarter pounds of Jam, weighs about a Kilogram"!!! Jam, or ground beef, for that matter. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200909...
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