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Definition of "threepence" [three•pence]

  • A coin worth three pennies, formerly used in Great Britain. (noun)
  • The sum of three pennies. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "threepence" in a sentence
  • "If you doubt the truth of this statement you have only to come round to my place, where you can see for yourself the threepence, which is still in my possession."
  • "Such seductive scraps of meat, which would make a breakfast nourishing as well as relishing, possibly even what called itself a dinner, blushing to see themselves labelled threepence or fourpence!"
  • "To bring the value of the precious metals nearer to a par, the Primate, Boulter, who was chiefly trusted by the British Government in the administration of Ireland, published a proclamation reducing the value of the gold coin threepence in each guinea."