"sov" meaning in English

See sov in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sovs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒv Etymology: Shortened from sovereign. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sovereign}} sovereign Head templates: {{en-noun}} sov (plural sovs)
  1. (British, slang) Pound sterling. Tags: British, slang Synonyms (pound sterling): pound [English, standard], pound sterling, nicker [slang], quid
    Sense id: en-sov-en-noun-B4U51aJb Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 1 0 37 3 3 37 1 3 1 3 0 1 Disambiguation of 'pound sterling': 96 4
  2. (British, slang) A sovereign (former gold coin). Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-sov-en-noun-BtZYZ6-H Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sov meaning in English (1.8kB)

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