ninepence

[ nahyn-pens, -puhns ]

noun
  1. (used with a plural verb)British. nine pennies.

  2. a former shilling of Great Britain, issued under Elizabeth I for use in Ireland, debased so that it was used in England as a ninepenny piece.

Origin of ninepence

1
First recorded in 1540–50; nine + pence

Words Nearby ninepence

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How to use ninepence in a sentence

  • One-and-ninepence, sir, or your things will be taken away from you!

    Lavengro | George Borrow
  • One-and-ninepence, sir, or the things which you have brought with you will be taken away from you!

    Lavengro | George Borrow
  • Better than ninepence, and finding your own cotton and sewing-silk.

    Littlebourne Lock | F. Bayford Harrison
  • I get ninepence; some of the women only get sevenpence halfpenny.

    Littlebourne Lock | F. Bayford Harrison
  • Many a girl works there and has no more than one and ninepence to take home at the end of the week.'

    Hyacinth | George A. Birmingham