Definitions for tuppence

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tuppence tup·pence

Spelling: [tuhp-uh ns]

IPA: /ˈtʌp əns/

Tuppence is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in tuppence (ceenpptu).

Definitions for tuppence

noun

1. twopence.
2. (used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of two pennies.
3. a bronze coin of the United Kingdom equal to two pennies: issued after decimalization in 1971.
4. a former copper coin of Great Britain, equal to two pennies, issued under George III.
5. a former silver coin of England, equal to two pennies: issued only as maundy money after 1662.
6. a trifle.

Origin of tuppence

1505-15; earlier tuppens, reduction of twopence

Examples for tuppence

Sure I knew a lad in Ireland wance that fiddled for tuppence a night.

"I'd wring your neck for tuppence," Lumley muttered savagely.

One stood me fourpence, the other two gave me tuppence each.

We shall have about tuppence a year, but Letty doesn't mind that.

Please, sir,” said Tottie to the penny banker, “I wants to pay in tuppence.

Swing on the tail-board by the strap and yell, ‘tuppence all the way.’

"tuppence the roses, and a penny the mignonette, ma'am," said Bella.

The time it takes me to get tuppence out of them, why, it's 'eart-breaking.

We ate and drank, and laughed and were happy and cared not a tuppence for all the storms that ever blew!

I spent fourpence of that in bread and cheese, that on the table's the tuppence.