threepence
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈθɹʌpəns/, /ˈθɹɪpəns/, /ˈθɹɛpəns/
- (US, also) IPA(key): /ˈθɹiːpɛns/
- enPR: thrĭpʹəns, thrĕpʹəns, thrŭpʹəns
- Rhymes: -ʌpəns
Noun edit
threepence (countable and uncountable, plural threepences)
- (uncountable) The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new).
- 2009, Jennifer Worth, Farewell to the East End, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, page 112:
- ‘Can you let me have threepence for an urgent telephone call?’
- (countable, historical) A former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence.
- Synonyms: threepenny bit, thruppence