twopence

[ tuhp-uh ns ]

/ ˈtʌp əns /

(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.

Origin of twopence

1400–50; late Middle English two pens; see two, pence

twofold, twofold purchase, twolegged, twonie, twoonie, twopence, twopenny, tworkov, twort, twosome, twp

When they first come out they used to charge sixpence a dozen for em, but now theyve got em to twopence hapenny.

Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. |Frank Cowan
The boy came back, bitterly disappointed, for his twopence; then went off without a word.

Sons and Lovers |David Herbert Lawrence
I paid a shilling for a loaf which I could always obtain before the closing order came into force for twopence!

Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons |Henry Charles Mahoney
Cuthbert very properly refunded the price of them, which amounted to twopence.

Ravenshoe |Henry Kingsley

The pay is only twopence a day and bread; still, considering the cheapness of the country, it is more than sixpence in England.

Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark |Mary Wollstonecraft

twopence

/ (ˈtʌpəns) /

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