Measure associated with the pound follows British economic recovery (6)
I believe the answer is:
bounce
'economic recovery' is the definition.
'measure associated with the pound follows british' is the wordplay.
'measure associated with the pound' becomes 'ounce' (a pound weighs 16 ounces).
'follows' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'ounce' after 'b' is 'BOUNCE'.
(Other definitions for bounce that I've seen before include "Rebound (of ball)" , "Exuberance; rebound" , "Move energetically; rebound" , "Hop like rubber ball" , "Rebound (like a cheque)" .)