English to German Meaning of twopence - twopence

Twopence :

twopence

noun

Twopence :: twopenceTwopences :: twopences

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Definitions of twopence in English

Noun(1) a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies

Examples of twopence in English

(1) he didn't care twopence for her(2) At Michaelmas he must pay ten pence tax, and at Martinmas twenty-three sesters of barley and two hens; at Easter one young sheep or twopence .(3) Flowers were also very scarce, narcissus and chrysanthemums being the chief varieties at twopence and threepence per bunch.(4) This is perverse and foolish, he told himself; if I wanted a wife, I could make choice of a dozen; yet here am I doting on Miss Aston, who seems not to care twopence for me!(5) Downstairs a front seat on the wooden benches cost fourpence and twopence at the rear.(6) The admission to the ground was traditionally a penny, twopence if W. G. Grace was batting.(7) I don't care twopence what other people think of it.(8) It finally opened in January 1863: the toll to cross was half a penny for foot passengers, a penny for animals and twopence for horse-drawn vehicles.(9) A 1706 contract with a London clothing merchant to outfit sailors listed: ├ö├ç├┐Leather caps faced with red cotton and lined with black-lined at the rate of one shilling and twopence each├ö├ç├û.(10) Most almanacs sold for twopence each, the larger ones for sixpence - two and a half pence in today's money, but of course worth a very great deal more.(11) The billon coinage was discontinued after 1603, but twopence pieces in copper called hardheads, bodles, or turners continued to be issued until the Act of Union.(12) How can you be said to have a direct pecuniary interest in the outcome of proceedings if it does not matter tuppence to you, personally, who wins or loses.(13) I can recall, as a child, being in my uncle's car as we drove across town on some urgent mission, like buying some minor item in Brighton because it was tuppence cheaper, even though it wasn't Saturday.(14) In 1921 the average price of butterfat received was only one shilling and tuppence halfpenny a pound.(15) The government doesn't care tuppence about my patients.(16) Unfortunately, none of that matters tuppence .

Related Phrases of twopence

(1) twopence ::

twopence

(2) two ::

zwei

(3) pence ::

Pence

Related Phrases of twopence

(1) twopence ::

twopence

(2) two ::

zwei

(3) pence ::

Pence

Synonyms

Noun

1. tuppence ::

tuppence

Different Forms

twopence, twopences

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