Words / B2

GRAND/ɡrænd/

Grand means impressive in scale or style: a grand plan; a grand staircase. Informal UK: a grand = £1,000. Grandeur is the noun (separate headword); grandiose (already in the dictionary) is impressive in a puffed-up way. The grand strategy collapsed. Do not call a pencil case grand.

Meaning

Impressive in size or style; also (informal) a thousand pounds.

Examples

• “The grand strategy collapsed when the devolved votes were lost.”
• “The repair cost two grand, which is the informal money sense.”

Good to know

a grand plan / scale / staircase. Informal: a grand (£1,000). Noun: grandeur. Critical cousin: grandiose. News, architecture, and chat.

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