twopence
English
/ˈtʌ.pəns/, /ˈtuː.pəns/
noun
Definitions
- (British) A British or Irish coin worth two (old or new) pence.
- (British) A cost or value of two pence.
- (British) by extension A small amount or value.
Etymology
Compound from English two + English pence.
Origin
English
pence
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atwo English
- betwixen English
- eighteenpence English
- eightpence English
- elevenpence English
- fifteenpence English
- fivepence English
- fourpence English
- fourteenpence English
- ninepence English
- nineteenpence English
- pence English
- sevenpence English
- seventeenpence English
- sixpence English
- sixteenpence English
- tenpence English
- thirteenpence English
- threepence English
- twelvepence English
- twenty English
- twentypence English
- two English
- two-armed English
- two-edged English
- two-faced English
- two-fanged English
- two-footed English
- two-handed English
- two-headed English
- two-hourly English
- two-legged English
- two-lipped English
- two-ply English
- two-reeler English
- two-tongued English
- two-up English
- two-way English
- twoer English
- twofold English
- twoish English
- twoling English
- twoness English
- twopartite English
- twopenny English
- twoscore English
- twosies English
- twosome English
- twoth English
- twothirds English
- twoweapon English
- пенс Russian
- ツー Japanese
- two Middle English
- 便士 Chinese
- tu Tok Pisin
- tu Sranan Tongo
- tu Fanagalo
- tu Bislama
- two
- atwo
- pence
- twoer
- twoth
- two-up
- twenty
- twoish
- two-way
- two-ply
- twofold
- twoness
- twoling
- twosies
- twosome
- twopenny
- twoscore
- sixpence
- tenpence
- betwixen
- fourpence
- twoweapon
- twothirds
- two-edged
- two-faced
- two-armed
- ninepence
- fivepence
- sevenpence
- two-handed
- two-headed
- two-fanged
- two-hourly
- two-reeler
- two-footed
- eightpence
- two-legged
- twopartite
- threepence
- two-lipped
- twentypence
- elevenpence
- twelvepence
- two-tongued
- sixteenpence
- fifteenpence
- nineteenpence
- eighteenpence
- thirteenpence
- fourteenpence
- seventeenpence