About this word

Punt is a masculine noun that means pound (in the sense of units of both weight and money).

Pronounced, roughly, to rhyme with the English word 'full' in Connacht and Ulster. Rhymes with 'poont' in Munster.

Other kinds of pound

The masculine noun póna (bóna in Munster) is used to refer to the kind of pound where confiscated animals or vehicles are kept.