"threepence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθɹʌpəns/, /ˈθɹɪpəns/, /ˈθɹɛpəns/, /ˈθɹiːpɛns/ [US, also] Audio: En-uk-threepence.ogg , En-us-threepence.ogg Forms: threepences [plural]
enPR: thrĭpʹəns Rhymes: -ʌpəns Etymology: three + pence Etymology templates: {{compound|en|three|pence}} three + pence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} threepence (countable and uncountable, plural threepences)
  1. (uncountable) The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-threepence-en-noun-Vupdoz7G
  2. (countable, historical) A former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence. Tags: countable, historical Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies, History of the United Kingdom, Money, Three Categories (place): United Kingdom Synonyms: threepenny bit, thruppence
    Sense id: en-threepence-en-noun-c1ml0tvU Disambiguation of Coins: 32 68 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 29 71 Disambiguation of History of the United Kingdom: 12 88 Disambiguation of Money: 38 62 Disambiguation of Three: 40 60 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: twopence, tuppence, fourpence, fivepence, sixpence, eightpence, tenpence

Inflected forms

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