sov

S1O1V4

noun

Pound sterling.

“That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs.”

Similar
poundquidnicker
Less commonScrabble 6
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Meanings

sov1

nounsov (plural sovs)

plural sovs

  1. UKslangPound sterling.

    That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs.

    Synonyms: pound, quid, nicker

  2. UKslangA sovereign (former gold coin).
  3. slangA sovereign citizen.

SOV2

adjective
  1. abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of subject–object–verb [word order]: Of a language, employing a system of syntax in which a typical sentence contains a subject, followed by the object, followed by the verb.
  2. abbreviationinitialismengineeringInitialism of shot-on-video.
nounSOV (plural SOVs)

plural SOVs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of single occupancy vehicle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPound sterling.

Similar
poundquidnicker
Also see
nickerpoundpound sterlingquidshot-on-videosovereign citizensovvy

Origin

Shortened from sovereign.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sov

ofthereofhereofwhereofKalashnikov
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Anagrams

VOSOSV
Cite this entry
APA

sov. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sov

MLA

“sov.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sov. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sov,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sov.

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