punt

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

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