fourpence

[ fawr-puhns, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔr pəns, ˈfoʊr- /

noun British.

a sum of money of the value of four English pennies.

Origin of fourpence

First recorded in 1715–25; four + pence

Words nearby fourpence

four of a kind, four old cat, four-on-the-floor, four-part, four-part harmony, fourpence, fourpenny, fourplay, fourplex, fourposter, four questions

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Example sentences from the Web for fourpence

Here single-bedded cabins could be had as low as fourpence a night.
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto|Israel Zangwill
One, Mr. Plumley, was charged five shillings, and Mr. Shakespeare was to pay only three and fourpence.
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land|Charles G. Harper
So, Neighbour Grace, you must pay me three and fourpence, and that settles the matter.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348|Various
So that I now had five shillings and fourpence, a clear five shillings after paying for my bed at Maidenhead.
Beggars|W. H. (William Henry) Davies

Bridget got her fourpence the next day, a penny from mamma and threepence from papa.
The Rectory Children|Mrs Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for fourpence

fourpence

/ (ˈfɔːpəns) /

noun

a former English silver coin then worth four pennies

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单词	fourpence
释义	fourpence [ fawr-puhns, fohr- ] / ˈfɔr pəns, ˈfoʊr- / noun British. a sum of money of the value of four English pennies. Origin of fourpence First recorded in 1715–25; four + pence Words nearby fourpence four of a kind, four old cat, four-on-the-floor, four-part, four-part harmony, fourpence, fourpenny, fourplay, fourplex, fourposter, four questions Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fourpence Here single-bedded cabins could be had as low as fourpence a night. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto\|Israel Zangwill One, Mr. Plumley, was charged five shillings, and Mr. Shakespeare was to pay only three and fourpence. Summer Days in Shakespeare Land\|Charles G. Harper So, Neighbour Grace, you must pay me three and fourpence, and that settles the matter. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348\|Various So that I now had five shillings and fourpence, a clear five shillings after paying for my bed at Maidenhead. Beggars\|W. H. (William Henry) Davies Bridget got her fourpence the next day, a penny from mamma and threepence from papa. The Rectory Children\|Mrs Molesworth British Dictionary definitions for fourpence fourpence / (ˈfɔːpəns) / noun a former English silver coin then worth four pennies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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