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nounthreepence (countable and uncountable, plural threepences)
plural threepences
- uncountableThe amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new).
‘Can you let me have threepence for an urgent telephone call?’
2009, Jennifer Worth, Farewell to the East End, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, page 112 - countablehistoricalA former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence.
Synonyms: threepenny bit, thruppence
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nounA former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence.
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threepence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threepence
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