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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
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 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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