tuppence
[ tuhp-uh ns ]
/ ˈtʌp əns /
noun British.
Origin of tuppence
1505–15; earlier
tuppens, reduction of
twopence
Words nearby tuppence
tupi,
tupi-guarani,
tupik,
tuple,
tupolev,
tuppence,
tuppenny,
tupper,
tupperware,
tupuna,
tupungato
Definition for tuppence (2 of 2)
twopence
or tup·pence
[ tuhp-uh ns ]
/ ˈtʌp əns /
noun, plural two·pence, two·pen·ces for 2–4.
(used with a singular or plural verb) British.
a sum of two pennies.
a bronze coin of the United Kingdom equal to two pennies: issued after decimalization in 1971.
a former copper coin of Great Britain, equal to two pennies, issued under George III.
a former silver coin of England, equal to two pennies: issued only as maundy money after 1662.
a trifle.
Example sentences from the Web for tuppence
British Dictionary definitions for tuppence (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for tuppence (2 of 2)
twopence
tuppence
/ (ˈtʌpəns) /
noun British
the sum of two pennies
(used with a negative)
something of little value (in the phrase not care or give twopence)
a former British silver coin, now only coined as Maundy money