"threepenny" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈθɹʌpəni/ [UK]
Etymology: three + penny Etymology templates: {{compound|en|three|penny}} three + penny Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} threepenny (not comparable)
  1. Having a value or cost of threepence. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-threepenny-en-adj-W7WJfKhQ
  2. Of little worth; mean; vulgar. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-threepenny-en-adj-RT7fuwEt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thrippenny, thruppeny Derived forms: threepenny bit

Noun

IPA: /ˈθɹʌpəni/ [UK] Forms: threepennies [plural]
Etymology: three + penny Etymology templates: {{compound|en|three|penny}} three + penny Head templates: {{en-noun}} threepenny (plural threepennies)
  1. A stamp worth three pence. Related terms: triobolar
    Sense id: en-threepenny-en-noun-9VlakmB4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 14 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thrippenny, thruppeny

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for threepenny meaning in English (1.7kB)

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