sixpence

[ siks-puhns ]

noun,plural six·pence, six·penc·es for 2.
  1. (used with a singular or plural verb)British. a sum of six pennies.

  2. (used with a singular verb) a cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom, the half of a shilling, formerly equal to six pennies: equal to two and one-half new pence after decimalization in 1971.

Origin of sixpence

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, sixpence is from Middle English sexe pans. See six, pence

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sixpence

/ (ˈsɪkspəns) /


noun
  1. a small British cupronickel coin with a face value of six pennies, worth 2 1/2 (new) pence, not minted since 1970

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