groat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɡrəʊt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(grōt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
groat  (grōt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Currencya silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
  • Middle Dutch groot large, name of a large coin; see great
  • Middle English groot 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
groat / ɡrəʊt/
  1. an English silver coin worth four pennies, taken out of circulation in the 17th century
Etymology: 14th Century: from Middle Dutch groot, from Middle Low German gros, from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus thick (coin); see groschen
'groat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
John o'Groat's House - great - groschen

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