pound for pound

phrase

—used when comparing a pound of one thing with a pound of something similar

Pound for pound, it's the most valuable crop being grown in the state.

Examples of pound for pound in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are enough quotable lines of dialogue in the movie’s first half to remind you why Succession was, pound for pound, one of the most profanely funny shows on TV during its run. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025

With pound for pound punches, exhilarating stunts (that might be the best of the franchise), & incredible performances throughout. — Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025

That’s likely due to the fact that, pound for pound, extra weight has an outsize effect on joints. — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024

Their first signing following promotion from the Championship in 2017 grew with them to become, pound for pound, the club’s best-ever buy. — Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024

But pound for pound, my favorite moment of the week was listening to the weird noises Hugh Jackman made as a human claw machine on The Tonight Show. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 July 2024

Rhymes for pound for pound

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound