tuppence

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

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

Etymology

By surface analysis, two + pence, collective plural of penny. Same for the definition: "Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”)" however, this idiom is derived from this fact; in Britain it used to cost two pence ("tuppence") to post a letter, usually holding one's opinion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

twopence

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