fourpence

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noun

A monetary amount of four pence.

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groat
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Meanings

nounfourpence (countable and uncountable, plural fourpences)

plural fourpences

  1. countableuncountableA monetary amount of four pence.

    "It will be fourpence. If there is an error the amount will be refunded."

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

    Synonyms: groat

  2. countableuncountableA former British silver coin, worth four pence.

    Synonyms: groat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA monetary amount of four pence.

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groat

nounA former British silver coin, worth four pence.

Similar
groat

More synonyms by meaning

nouna former English silver coin worth four pennies

Similar
groat
Broader
coin
Also see
groat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From four + pence.

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Cite this entry
APA

fourpence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourpence

MLA

“fourpence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourpence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fourpence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourpence.

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