What does twopence mean?

Definitions for twopence
ˈtʌp əns, ˈtuˌpɛnstwopence

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. twopence, tuppencenoun

    a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies

Wiktionary

  1. twopencenoun

    A bronze British coin worth two pennies

  2. twopencenoun

    A cost or value of two pennies

  3. twopencenoun

    (by extension) A small amount or value

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Twopencenoun

    A small coin, valued at twice a penny.

    You all shew like gilt twopences to me. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPT

  1. twopence

    Twopence is a British term referring to a coin equivalent to two pennies, often used in reference to a very small or insignificant amount of money. It can also be used colloquially to refer to someone's opinion, as in "to put in my twopence."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Twopencenoun

    a small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of twopence in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of twopence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of twopence in a Sentence

  1. Clive Staples Lewis:

    Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.

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