pound shop

See also: pound-shop

English

Noun

pound shop (plural pound shops)

1. (British, 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

Usage notes

The term is still used in Ireland even though the currency is now the euro.

Translations

variety store — see variety store