nounA2Oftenneutralmainly UK

pound

фунт

the basic money unit in Britain

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/paʊnd/
EN-US/paʊnd/
RU[funt]
pound

pound with Russian translation

pound usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

The ticket cost five pounds.

Билет стоил пять фунтов.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

I kept a pound for the bus.

Я оставил фунт на автобус.

pound synonyms

🇬🇧en

основная денежная единица Великобритании; нейтральное слово

A2Very Often

The meal cost ten pounds.

S
🇬🇧en
sterling

официальное название британской валюты; более формально

A2Often

The account is denominated in sterling.

Q
🇬🇧en
quid

разговорное слово для фунта; менее формально

A2Often

It costs twenty quid.

P
🇬🇧en
pound sterling

полное официальное название британской валюты

A2Rarely

Prices are listed in pound sterling.

B
🇬🇧en
British pound

британский фунт; подчёркивает национальную валюту

A2Often

The British pound fell against the euro.

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What does pound mean?

the basic money unit in Britain

How do you pronounce pound?

pound is pronounced as /paʊnd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is pound used in a sentence?

The ticket cost five pounds. Translation: Билет стоил пять фунтов.

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pound - pronunciation, meaning, translation: фунт