four bits
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of four bits
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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League bean-counter, penciling out the unsportsmanlike-conduct tally: “Two bits, four bits, six bits … $12,875.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022
And those four bits of news were just recently.
From The Verge • Dec. 21, 2021
A classical computer with, for example, four bits can represent 16 different states.
From Economist • May 5, 2016
Can a treasured life be summed up on four bits of paper?
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2015
“He made a go of it all right. Raised nine children. I’ll bet he hasn’t got four bits laid away. How could he?”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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