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twopence

/ˈtʌp.əns/

Übersetzung: Historische britische Münze im Wert von zwei Pence, ursprünglich aus Silber, später aus Bronze; auch ein Betrag oder Preis von zwei Pence.

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noun

/ˈtʌp.əns/C1formalbritishveraltet
  • deHistorische britische Münze im Wert von zwei Pence, ursprünglich aus Silber, später aus Bronze; auch ein Betrag oder Preis von zwei Pence.

A former British coin, originally made of silver and later bronze, that was worth two pennies.

  1. Historical coinB2formalbritish

    A former British coin worth two pence, originally made of silver and later bronze.

    deZwei-Pence-Münze

    • He found an old twopence coin in his grandfather's drawer.
    • The twopence was used in the United Kingdom before decimalization.
    • Collectors often seek rare twopence pieces from the 19th century.

    Synonymetuppence

  2. Small amount of moneyC1informalbritish

    Used figuratively to mean a very small sum of money or something of little value.

    deGroschen

    • I don't care twopence about what they think.
    • That old book isn't worth twopence.
    • He wouldn't give twopence for that broken chair.

    Synonymefarthinghalfpennymitepennypittancered centsongtrifle

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  • twopence plural form
  • twopences plural form
  • twopences' possessive plural form
  • twopence's possessive singular form