Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A monetary amount of four pence.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A former British silver coin, worth four pence.

    a former English silver coin worth four pennies

Origin

From four + pence.

From four + pence.

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Forms

plural: fourpences
Singularfourpence
Pluralfourpences

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a former English silver coin worth four pennies:groat

Word family

7 related words

See also

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