twopence
Americannoun
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twopence,
plural
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twopences
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(used with a singular or plural verb) a sum of two pennies.
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a bronze coin of the United Kingdom equal to two pennies: issued after decimalization in 1971.
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a former copper coin of Great Britain, equal to two pennies, issued under George III.
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a former silver coin of England, equal to two pennies: issued only as maundy money after 1662.
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a trifle.
noun
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the sum of two pennies
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(used with a negative) something of little value (in the phrase not care or give twopence )
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a former British silver coin, now only coined as Maundy money
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Origin of twopence
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I know the “real” scientists don’t give a twopence about Tenpenny’s claims.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2021
On Wednesday, too, railway fares increased twopence to threepence on the shilling.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Chancellor announced a new duty on "foreign tea" of fourpence a pound, on "Empire tea," of twopence a pound.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Telegraph got off to a fast start 95 years ago by charging twopence when rival dailies were selling for fivepence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Children who seemed to have escaped evacuation ran about on the grass shouting and laughing, the band struggled with music beyond its capabilities, and deck chairs still cost twopence.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
I want them when they go to the seaside library and pay their twopences to notice Was It Worth While? in big letters on a purple ground.
From Helena Brett's Career by Desmond Coke
"But you got a good many twopences back," murmured Raphael.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill
Whereupon Ciccio quite amicably gave the porter two nickel twopences in addition to the sixpence, whereupon the porter quite lovingly wished him "buon' viaggio."
From The Lost Girl by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Do you think Miss Delane is made of twopences?
From The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
I was afraid it might be piling up the twopences.
From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie
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