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pound-shop

pound-shop

2.8
A shop that sells many everyday items for one pound each
  • noun
  • /ˈpaʊnd ʃɒp/
  • UK
translation icon : tienda de un libra
  • I found a great selection of kitchen utensils at the pound shop for just one pound each.

Examples

  • OK, so for the purpose of the video, what I did is I went out and I bought a very cheap pound shop HDMI lead.

  • So basically pretty much all of this is coming from pound shops or items that are close to a pound.

  • - The pound shop called it in.

    Redbelt (2008)

  • I actually made this out of items which from the pound shop or the dollar store if you're in the US.

  • Also the pound shop has brilliant teething toys.

  • But if you go and have a look on the high street you will just see many, many charity shops and many, many pound shops, which is very sad because it used to be, it's still the widest high street in Europe, but they don't play on that any more.

    Sound It Out (2011)

  • Another toy, they have this rattle thing that he chews on and he loves it and it's from the pound shop and it's his favourite toy from the pound shop.

  • Many party supplies are available at the pound shop, making it easy to prepare for celebrations on a budget.

  • You can buy various stationery items at the pound shop, which is perfect for students looking to save money.

Antonyms

boutique
75 4.4

A small shop that sells stylish clothes or jewellery

How Cheap

pound-shop
  • UK
2.8
bargain
170 1.0

Surface Forms

pound-shop singular
pound-shops plural

Morphology

pound-shop = pound + shop (transparent) = pound + shop

The meaning is directly derived from 'pound' + 'shop': a shop selling items for one pound each.

Etymology

Pound-shop comes from the British money word pound and the simple word shop. It first meant a shop where many things cost 'one pound', so today it means a store that sells lots of cheap items, like a 'dollar store' in the US.