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twopence

or ٳܱ·Գ

[ tuhp-uhns ]

noun

plural twopence, twopences
  1. (used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of two pennies.
  2. a bronze coin of the United Kingdom equal to two pennies: issued after decimalization in 1971.
  3. a former copper coin of Great Britain, equal to two pennies, issued under George III.
  4. a former silver coin of England, equal to two pennies: issued only as maundy money after 1662.
  5. a trifle.


twopence

/ ˈʌəԲ /

noun

  1. the sum of two pennies
  2. used with a negative something of little value (in the phrase not care or give twopence )
  3. a former British silver coin, now only coined as Maundy money
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of twopence1

1400–50; late Middle English two pens; two, pence
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Example Sentences

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I know the “real” scientists don’t give a twopence about Tenpenny’s claims.

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I paid twopence for the painting—half my weekly pocket money—and then asked the wrinkled shop woman what it was meant to be.

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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.

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As I make it myself, I can offer to sell it at twopence per box, though doctors charge sixpence for a far inferior article. 

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The line between degeneracy and the ‘twopence colored’ type of religion is not very clearly drawn.”

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