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.