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poundland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
pound-land
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Designating something as low-quality or inferior.

British usage; Informal; Uncountable

name

A hamlet west of Pinwherry, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1787).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the name of the British pound shop chain Poundland, which is in turn from pound + -land, named for its original policy, later relaxed, of pricing all items at £1.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

BTEC dollar-store poor man's pound-shop Tesco Value Wish.com

Questions

What does poundland mean?
Designating something as low-quality or inferior.
Where does poundland come from?
From the name of the British pound shop chain Poundland, which is in turn from pound + -land, named for its original policy, later relaxed, of pricing all items at £1.

How to pronounce poundland

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