punkt — meaning in English

English meaning

• Dot noun A small, round mark or spot.
• period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
• point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
• stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

punkt is used for these senses in English:

• basis point (finance) One hundredth of one percentage point.
• dot Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
• full stop (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
• period (chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.
• period (now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
• point Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark. [from 15th c.]
• point (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.]
• point A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. [from 14th c.]

Dot — full definition

1. noun A small, round mark or spot.
2. verb To mark with a dot, or to scatter things across an area.

period — full definition

1. noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
2. noun The punctuation mark "." used to end a sentence or mark an abbreviation.
3. noun A monthly episode of menstruation.
4. noun One of the timed segments a game, class, or match is divided into.
5. intj Used to show a statement is final, with nothing more to add.

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