compound

US /kɑmˈpaUnd/

UK /'kɒmpaʊnd/

B1

noun

  • Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
  • Chemical made up of several others
  • Closed walled area, as in a prison
  • Something formed by combining elements/parts
  • Term created by using two or more words together

verb

  • To pay interest on a loan including the interest
  • To make something from various parts or components
  • To make a mistake or problem worse

adjecitve

  • (Of a term) created by combining two or more words

Examples

life inside the prison compound

Scientists have produced a new chemical compound.