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Threepence

//ˈθɹʌpəns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new). uncountable

    "‘Can you let me have threepence for an urgent telephone call?’"

  2. 2
    former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies wordnet
  3. 3
    A former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence. countable, historical

Etymology

From three + pence.

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