Word info

pound shop

Speech parts

1. pound shop - Noun

2. pound shop - Adjective

Meaning

pound shop (plural pound shops)

(Britain, Ireland) A shop selling household groceries, toys, gimmicks etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.
Synonyms: (US) variety store, (US, Canada) dollar store, (US) dime store, (US) five-and-dime, (US) ten-cent store

pound-shop (comparative more pound-shop, superlative most pound-shop)

(Britain, informal) Being of low-quality or an inferior imitation.
Synonyms: dollar-store, poor man's, Poundland, Wish.com

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

pound-shop

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