tuppence
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tuppence
1505–15; earlier tuppens, reduction of twopence
Example Sentences
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Sold for a tuppence, which is considerably less than what I forked over to Amazon for overnight delivery.
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2015
Young Michael Banks wants to buy birdseed from the bird woman his nanny has told him about, but his father wants him to invest his tuppence in the bank.
From Time • Aug. 26, 2014
Whelan would work on the stall twice a week for the next three months, learning about margins, purchase taxes, "that tuppence in every shilling made 16% in gross margin".
From BBC • May 9, 2013
It now costs £8.90 rather than tuppence for a go-anywhere ticket, but the crowds still congregate.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2013
It lay on the ground beside his last picture and there was tuppence in it.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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