IRISH POUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Irish pound mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• IRISH POUND (noun)

Sense 1

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; pound; punt

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

Irish monetary unit (monetary unit in Eire)

Meronyms (parts of "Irish pound"):

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