Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pound shop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: pound shop
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shop selling household groceries, toys, etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

pound shops (plural)

Synonyms

variety store dollar store dime store five-and-dime ten-cent store $2 shop

Questions

What does pound shop mean?: A shop selling household groceries, toys, etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.

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