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tuppence

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tup·pence

   [tuhp-uhns]
–nounBritish.
twopence.
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Origin:
1505–15; earlier tuppens, reduction of twopence

two·pence

   [tuhp-uhns]
–noun,plural-pence, -pen·ces for 2–4.
1.
(used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of two pennies.
2.
a bronze coin of the United Kingdom equal to two pennies: issued after decimalization in 1971.
3.
a former copper coin of Great Britain, equal to two pennies, issued under George III.
4.
a former silver coin of England, equal to two pennies: issued only as maundy money after 1662.
5.
a trifle.
Also, tuppence.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME two pens; see two, pence
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tup·pence   (tŭp'əns)   
n.   Chiefly British
Variant of twopence.
two·pence or tup·pence   (tŭp'əns)   
n.   Chiefly British

    1. Two pennies regarded as a monetary unit.

    2. A very small amount; a whit: didn't care twopence about politics.

  2. pl. twopence or two·penc·es A British coin worth two pennies.

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