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pound shop

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

Noun

pound shop (plural pound shops)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A shop selling household groceries, toys, etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.

Synonyms of pound shop

Forms of pound shop

pluralpound shops

Questions about pound shop

What does pound shop mean?
Pound shop means a shop selling household groceries, toys, etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.
What part of speech is pound shop?
Pound shop is a noun.
What is the plural of pound shop?
The plural of pound shop is pound shops.

Words near pound shop in the dictionary

  1. Pound Ridge
  2. pound salt
  3. pound sand
  4. pound sand into a rathole
  5. pound Scots
  6. pound shop
  7. pound shops
  8. pound sign
  9. pound signs
  10. pound sterling
  11. pound the pavement

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