Pronounced /pʌnt/ for meaning 1 and /pʊnt/ for meaning 2.
1.
A punt is a long boat with a flat bottom. You move the boat along by standing at one end and pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river. ( mainly BRIT )
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2.
The punt was the unit of money used in the Irish Republic before it was replaced by the euro.
The round-trip fare to Havana is 550 Irish punts ($673).
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The punt was also used to refer to the Irish currency system.
...the cost of defending the punt against speculators.
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