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tup⋅pence

  [tuhp-uhns]
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–noun British.
twopence.
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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