fourpence

[ fawr-puh ns, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔr pəns, ˈfoʊr- /

noun British.

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

Nearby words

fourier series, fourier transform, fourier's theorem, fourierism, fournier, fourpence, fourpenny, fourplay, fourplex, fourposter, fourragère

Origin of fourpence

First recorded in 1715–25; four + pence

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Examples from the Web for fourpence

Here single-bedded cabins could be had as low as fourpence a night.
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto|Israel Zangwill
One, Mr. Plumley, was charged five shillings, and Mr. Shakespeare was to pay only three and fourpence.
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land|Charles G. Harper
So, Neighbour Grace, you must pay me three and fourpence, and that settles the matter.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348|Various
So that I now had five shillings and fourpence, a clear five shillings after paying for my bed at Maidenhead.
Beggars|W. H. (William Henry) Davies

Bridget got her fourpence the next day, a penny from mamma and threepence from papa.
The Rectory Children|Mrs Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for fourpence

fourpence

/ (ˈfɔːpəns) /

noun

a former English silver coin then worth four pennies

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