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tuppence — uppence n. 1. [contraction from two pence.] a former U.K. silver coin; a U.K. bronze decimal coin worth two pennies. coin Syn: twopence [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tuppence — tup|pence [ˈtʌpəns] n [U] BrE 1.) an amount of money worth two pence 2.) not care/give tuppence to not care at all about someone or something … Dictionary of contemporary English
tuppence — noun BrE 1 (U) an amount of money worth two pence 2 (C) a British coin in former times that was worth two pence 3 not care twopence old fashioned to not care at all about something or someone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
two cents — noun a) Ones opinion or thoughts. Thats just my two cents; you can believe what you like. b) A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a paupers or slaves body before burial. That car wont last a… … Wiktionary
List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found … Wikipedia
My two cents (idiom) — A United States cent, also known as a penny. My two cents (2¢) and its longer version put my two cents in is an American idiomatic expression, taken from the original English idiom expression: to put in my two pennies worth or my tuppence worth.… … Wikipedia
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