tuppence
pronunciation
How to pronounce tuppence in British English:
UK [ˈtʌpəns]
How to pronounce tuppence in American English:
US [ˈtʌpəns]
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- Noun:
- a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
Word Origin
- tuppence (n.)
- mid-15c., to-pens, representing the common pronunciation of twopence (see two + pence).
Example
- 1. I 'm a young woman , so here 's my tuppence .
- 2. You can 't buy much for tuppence .
- 3. How did you make that tuppence ?
- 4. He demanded his tuppence back from the dawes tomes mousley grubbs fidelity fiduciary bank , and started a run .
- 5. For lack of a child 's tuppence , there was a run on the bank . So goes the tale of the dawes tomes mousley grubbs fidelity fiduciary bank in " mary poppins " , a musical movie classic .