adj · noun · verb · 34 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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kŏm'pound
UK:/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, US:/ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
Philippines:/kəmˈpaʊnd/
Philippines:/komˈpaʊnd/
rhymes with -aʊnd
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
General-American, dialectal:kŏm'poundof Canada
General-American, dialectal:/ˈkɑmpaʊnd/of Canada
Canada, dialectal:/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/of the US
Australian:/ˈkɔmpæɔnd/
New-Zealand:/ˈkɒmpæʊnd/
kəmpound'
Canada, Philippines, UK, US:/kəmˈpaʊnd/
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CMU ARPABET:K AA1 M P AW0 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K AH0 M P AW1 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Composed of elements; not simple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a compound word
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: composite
Antonyms: simple
2
adj
Meaning 2
Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
compound addition
compound proportion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gaol, jail, pen, pound, prison
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An enclosure for secure storage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Anything made by combining several things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: compound word
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
noun
Meaning 14
A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
Ellipsis of compound exercise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
verb
Meaning 16
To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
22
verb
Meaning 22
To worsen a situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: add fuel to the fire, add insult to injury, cap it all off, fan the flames, make matters worse, throw gasoline on the fire, With malice, hit someone when they are down, kick a dog when it's down, kick someone when they are down, punch down, put the boot in, rub it in, rub salt in the wound, strike someone when they are down, twist the knife
Antonyms: none provided
23
verb
Meaning 23
Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
34
verb
Meaning 34
calculate principal and interest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: account, calculate
History
Etymology
From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese, altered under the influence of Etymology 2. Doublet of kampung.
Across languages
Translations
235 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُرَكَّب
(murakkab)
— composed of elements
Bengali:
যুক্ত
(jukto)
— composed of elements
Bulgarian:
съставен
(sǎstaven)
— composed of elements
Bulgarian:
сло́жен
(slóžen)
— composed of elements
Catalan:
compost
— composed of elements
Chinese Mandarin:
混合物
(hùnhéwù)
— composed of elements
Czech:
složený
— composed of elements
Dutch:
samengesteld
— composed of elements
Esperanto:
kombinita
— composed of elements
Finnish:
yhdistetty
— composed of elements
Finnish:
yhdys-
— composed of elements
Finnish:
kerrannainen
— composed of elements
French:
composé
— composed of elements
German:
zusammengesetzt
— composed of elements
German:
zusammengestellt
— composed of elements
German:
mehrteilig
— composed of elements
German:
mehrschichtig
— composed of elements
Greek:
σύνθετος
(sýnthetos)
— composed of elements
Greek:
συμμιγής
(symmigís)
— composed of elements
Ancient Greek:
μίγμα
(mígma)
— composed of elements
Hindi:
मिश्रण
(miśraṇ)
— composed of elements
Indonesian:
senyawa
— composed of elements
Ingrian:
yhissetty
— composed of elements
Irish:
comh-
— composed of elements
Italian:
composto
— composed of elements
Italian:
costituito
— composed of elements
Māori:
pūhui
— composed of elements
Norwegian Bokmål:
sammensatt
— composed of elements
Persian:
آمیخته
(âmixta)
— composed of elements
Persian:
همساخته
(hamsâxta)
— composed of elements
Persian:
مرکب
— composed of elements
Portuguese:
composto
— composed of elements
Russian:
составно́й
(sostavnój)
— composed of elements
Russian:
сло́жный
(slóžnyj)
— composed of elements
Slovene:
sestavljen
— composed of elements
Spanish:
compuesto
— composed of elements
Swedish:
sammansatt
— composed of elements
Tagalog:
langkapin
— composed of elements
Tagalog:
lambalan
— composed of elements
Tagalog:
linambal
— composed of elements
Tamil:
கூட்டு
(kūṭṭu)
— composed of elements
Tibetan:
འདྲེས་མ
('dres ma)
— composed of elements
Ottoman Turkish:
مركب
(mürekkeb)
— composed of elements
Bulgarian:
оградено мя́сто
(ogradeno mjásto)
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Czech:
komplex
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Dutch:
verbinding
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Estonian:
kompleks
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Finnish:
laitos
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
French:
complexe
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
German:
Komplex
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
German:
Lager
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
German:
Block
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
German:
Gelände
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
German:
Gehege
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Greek:
περίβολος
(perívolos)
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Hindi:
परिसर
(parisar)
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Hindi:
बाड़ा
(bāṛā)
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Hungarian:
fogolytábor
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Irish:
clós
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Irish:
bábhún
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Irish:
compún
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Italian:
campo di prigionìa
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Māori:
takanga
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Māori:
iāri
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Māori:
rāihe
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Portuguese:
cercado
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Portuguese:
complexo
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Russian:
огоро́женное ме́сто
(ogoróžennoje mésto)
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Russian:
компа́унд
(kompáund)
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Serbo-Croatian:
logor
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Serbo-Croatian:
tabor
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Swedish:
inhägnad
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Swedish:
läger
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Swedish:
gård
— enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Chinese Mandarin:
小區 /小区
(xiǎoqū)
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Czech:
areál
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Dutch:
complex
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Finnish:
rakennuskompleksi
— group of buildings for the same purpose
French:
complexe
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Galician:
complexo
— group of buildings for the same purpose
German:
Komplex
— group of buildings for the same purpose
German:
Anwesen
— group of buildings for the same purpose
German:
Block
— group of buildings for the same purpose
German:
Ensemble
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Greek:
συγκρότημα
(sygkrótima)
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Hindi:
परिसर
(parisar)
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Irish:
clós
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Irish:
bábhún
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Irish:
compún
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Italian:
complesso
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Portuguese:
complexo
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Russian:
ко́мплекс
(kómpleks)
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Russian:
компа́унд
(kompáund)
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Serbo-Croatian:
kompleks
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Spanish:
recinto
— group of buildings for the same purpose
Bulgarian:
съчета́ние
(sǎčetánie)
— anything made by combining several things
Catalan:
compost
— anything made by combining several things
Finnish:
yhdistelmä
— anything made by combining several things
Finnish:
seos
— anything made by combining several things
French:
composé
— anything made by combining several things
German:
Mischung
— anything made by combining several things
German:
Verbindung
— anything made by combining several things
German:
Verbung
— anything made by combining several things
German:
Kompositum
— anything made by combining several things
German:
Zusammensetzung
— anything made by combining several things
German:
Präparat
— anything made by combining several things
German:
Masse
— anything made by combining several things
Greek:
μίγμα
(mígma)
— anything made by combining several things
Greek:
κράμα
(kráma)
— anything made by combining several things
Greek:
αμάλγαμα
(amálgama)
— anything made by combining several things
Ancient Greek:
μίγμα
(mígma)
— anything made by combining several things
Hindi:
मिश्रण
(miśraṇ)
— anything made by combining several things
Hungarian:
keverék
— anything made by combining several things
Indonesian:
majemuk
— anything made by combining several things
Irish:
cumasc
— anything made by combining several things
Irish:
meascán
— anything made by combining several things
Italian:
composto
— anything made by combining several things
Italian:
miscuglio
— anything made by combining several things
Italian:
amalgama
— anything made by combining several things
Malayalam:
സംയുക്തം
(saṁyuktaṁ)
— anything made by combining several things
Manx:
covroojid
— anything made by combining several things
Māori:
pūhui
— anything made by combining several things
Persian:
آمیخته
(âmixta)
— anything made by combining several things
Persian:
همساخته
(hamsâxta)
— anything made by combining several things
Portuguese:
composto
— anything made by combining several things
Russian:
соедине́ние
(sojedinénije)
— anything made by combining several things
Russian:
сочета́ние
(sočetánije)
— anything made by combining several things
Russian:
компа́унд
(kompáund)
— anything made by combining several things
Spanish:
compuesto
— anything made by combining several things
Swedish:
sammansättning
— anything made by combining several things
Tamil:
கலவை
(kalavai)
— anything made by combining several things
Turkish:
karışım
— anything made by combining several things
Belarusian:
злучэнне
(zlučennje)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Bulgarian:
съедине́ние
(sǎedinénie)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Catalan:
compost
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Chinese Mandarin:
化合物
(huàhéwù)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Czech:
sloučenina
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Dutch:
verbinding
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Finnish:
yhdiste
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
French:
composé
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Georgian:
ნაერთი
(naerti)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
German:
Verbindung
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Greek:
ένωση
(énosi)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Hebrew:
תרכובת
(tirkovet)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Hindi:
मिश्रण
(miśraṇ)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Hungarian:
vegyület
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Hungarian:
vegyülék
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Hungarian:
elegy
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Icelandic:
efnasamband
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Indonesian:
senyawa
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Irish:
comhdhúil
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Irish:
cumasc
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Italian:
composto
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Japanese:
化合物
(kagōbutsu)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Kazakh:
қосылыс
(qosylys)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Korean:
화합물
(hwahammul)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Lithuanian:
junginys
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Malay:
sebatian
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Malayalam:
സംയുക്തം
(saṁyuktaṁ)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Māori:
pūhui
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Norwegian Bokmål:
forbindelse
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forbindelse
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sambinding
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Polish:
związek
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Portuguese:
composto
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Romanian:
compus
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Russian:
соедине́ние
(sojedinénije)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Samogitian:
jongėnīs
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Serbo-Croatian:
spȏj
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Slovak:
zlúčenina
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Slovene:
spojina
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Spanish:
compuesto
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Swedish:
blandning
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Swedish:
förening
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Swedish:
sammansatt ämne
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Tagalog:
balangkap
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Tamil:
கலவை
(kalavai)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Thai:
สารประกอบ
(sǎan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Turkish:
bileşim
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Ottoman Turkish:
مركب
(mürekkeb)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Ukrainian:
сполу́ка
(spolúka)
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Vietnamese:
hợp chất
— chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
Bulgarian:
смесвам
(smesvam)
— to put together
Bulgarian:
съединявам
(sǎedinjavam)
— to put together
Finnish:
yhdistää
— to put together
Finnish:
liittää
— to put together
French:
composer
— to put together
German:
zusammenstellen
— to put together
German:
mischen
— to put together
German:
zusammensetzen
— to put together
German:
verbinden
— to put together
German:
zusammenmischen
— to put together
German:
zusammenreiben
— to put together
Greek:
αναμιγνύω
(anamignýo)
— to put together
Greek:
μιγνύω
(mignýo)
— to put together
Greek:
συνθέτω
(synthéto)
— to put together
Greek:
παρασκευάζω
(paraskevázo)
— to put together
Hebrew:
שִׁלֵּב
(shilév)
— to put together
Italian:
mettere insieme
— to put together
Italian:
comporre
— to put together
Portuguese:
compor
— to put together
Russian:
соединя́ть
(sojedinjátʹ)
— to put together
Russian:
объединя́ть
(obʺjedinjátʹ)
— to put together
Russian:
сме́шивать
(sméšivatʹ)
— to put together
Slovene:
sestaviti
— to put together
Swedish:
blanda (ihop, till, tillsammans)
— to put together
Swedish:
sätta (ihop, samman)
— to put together
Tamil:
கல
(kala)
— to put together
German:
sich vergleichen
— law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim
German:
einen Vergleich schließen
— law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim
German:
durch Vergleich regeln
— law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim
Greek:
συμβιβάζω
(symvivázo)
— law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim
Swedish:
bilägga
— law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim
Swedish:
förlika
— law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim
Swedish:
göra upp
— law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim
Bulgarian:
споразумявам се
(sporazumjavam se)
— to come to terms of agreement
Finnish:
kompromissi
— to come to terms of agreement
German:
übereinkommen
— to come to terms of agreement
German:
Übereinkunft treffen
— to come to terms of agreement
German:
sich vergleichen
— to come to terms of agreement
Greek:
συμφωνώ
(symfonó)
— to come to terms of agreement
Italian:
accordarsi
— to come to terms of agreement
Italian:
mettersi d'accordo
— to come to terms of agreement
Swedish:
förlikas
— to come to terms of agreement
Swedish:
kompromissa
— to come to terms of agreement
Swedish:
nå förlikning
— to come to terms of agreement
Swedish:
träffa avtal
— to come to terms of agreement
Swedish:
träffa överenskommelse
— to come to terms of agreement
Tamil:
இணங்கு
(iṇaṅku)
— to come to terms of agreement
Māori:
whakaputu
— finance: to increase in value with interest
Spanish:
calcular
— finance: to increase in value with interest
Spanish:
devengar intereses
— finance: to increase in value with interest