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fourpence

[ fawr-puhns, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔr pəns, ˈfoʊr- /

noun British.

a sum of money of the value of four English pennies.

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Origin of fourpence

First recorded in 1715–25; four + pence

Words nearby fourpence

four of a kind, four old cat, four-on-the-floor, four-part, four-part harmony, fourpence, fourpenny, fourplay, fourplex, fourposter, four questions
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British Dictionary definitions for fourpence

fourpence
/ (ˈfɔːpəns) /

noun

a former English silver coin then worth four pennies
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