fourpence

[ fawr-puh ns, 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

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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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