punt

Pronunciation: /pʌnt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
  2. noun an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
  3. noun (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

Etymology

From Old English punt, from Latin pontō (“Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, pontoon”), from pons (“bridge”); readopted from Middle Low German punte (“ferry boat”) or Middle Dutch ponte (“ferry boat”) of the same origin.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Irish pound, Irish punt, pound

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
irish monetary unit

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