Definition of "fivepence" [fivepence]

• A monetary amount of five pence. (noun)
• A coin of this value. (noun)

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• "On one side was the familiar wreath with the word "fivepence" in the midst, with its Esperanto equivalent beneath, and on the other the profile of a man, with an inscription."
• "But we were allowed only to "sub" fivepence of the total sum, though the tally-keeper, short of change, gave us sixpence."
• "On my return I paid fivepence for a "cabin," took my receipt for the same in the form of a huge brass check, and went upstairs to the smoking-room."