fourpence

[ fawr-puh ns, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔr pəns, ˈfoʊr- /

a sum of money of the value of four English pennies.

Origin of fourpence

First recorded in 1715–25; four + pence

Here single-bedded cabins could be had as low as fourpence a night.

The Grandchildren of the Ghetto |Israel Zangwill
One, Mr. Plumley, was charged five shillings, and Mr. Shakespeare was to pay only three and fourpence.

Summer Days in Shakespeare Land |Charles G. Harper
So, Neighbour Grace, you must pay me three and fourpence, and that settles the matter.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 |Various
So that I now had five shillings and fourpence, a clear five shillings after paying for my bed at Maidenhead.

Beggars |W. H. (William Henry) Davies

Bridget got her fourpence the next day, a penny from mamma and threepence from papa.

The Rectory Children |Mrs Molesworth

fourpence

/ (ˈfɔːpəns) /

a former English silver coin then worth four pennies