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IRISH PUNT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Irish punt mean?

• IRISH PUNT (noun)
The noun IRISH PUNT has 1 sense:

1. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Familiarity information: IRISH PUNT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• IRISH PUNT (noun)

Sense 1

Irish punt ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

Irish pound; Irish punt; punt; pound

Hypernyms ("Irish punt" is a kind of...):

Irish monetary unit (monetary unit in Eire)

Meronyms (parts of "Irish punt"):

penny (a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound)

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