two cents

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. something of insignificant value; a paltry amount.

   We wouldn't give two cents for their chances of success.

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idioms

1. two cents worth, an opinion, usually unsolicited and unwelcome.

   Who asked you to add your two cents worth?

two cents More Idioms  

1. see for two cents.

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Etymology

Origin of two cents

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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two cents

Blue Owl on Thursday posted a profit of $15.5 million, or two cents a share, compared with $7.43 million, or zero cents a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

JJ Redick offered his most diplomatic two cents: “It’s incredible what he was able to do.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

“If a company says ‘my earnings per share was impacted by two cents in the quarter because of the shutdown,’ markets are going to look through it.”

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

But several former prime ministers have rushed to give their two cents.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025

“For two cents I’d go back home and tell people not to bother with Mars. What a suspicious bunch of louts.”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury