tuppence

[ tuhp-uhns ]

/ ˈtʌp əns /

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noun British.

twopence.

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Origin of tuppence

1505–15; earlier tuppens, reduction of twopence

Words nearby tuppence

Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, tupik, tuple, Tupolev, tuppence, tuppenny, Tupper, Tupperware, tupuna, Tupungato

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How to use tuppence in a sentence

I want the atmosphere cleared—not out of curiosity—I don't care tuppence about other people's affairs—but I don't know you!
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
"I'll lay a guinea that we weigh even," said I; and suddenly remembered that I had not so much as tuppence to bless me.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
One stood me fourpence, the other two gave me tuppence each.
Sturdy and Strong|G. A. Henty
Greenfinches, yellow-hammers, common buntings, reed sparrows--all such birds were worth only tuppence apiece.
Birds in Town and Village|W. H. Hudson

A great many troops came to a rest camp near us, and I always feel that "Tuppence's" disappearance was due to them.
Fanny Goes to War|Pat Beauchamp

British Dictionary definitions for tuppence

tuppence

/ (ˈtʌpəns) /

noun

British a variant spelling of twopence

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