Meanings
alternative $0.02 · alternative 2¢
- colloquialidiomaticpluralplural onlyOne's opinion or thoughts.
That's just my two cents, you can believe what you like.
Synonyms: two Abe Lincolns, two pennies' worth, tuppence worth, two penn'orth
- AustraliaCanadaIrelandNew ZealandUScolloquialidiomaticpluralplural onlyA nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
That car won't last a week, it's not worth two cents.
Synonyms: farthing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne's opinion or thoughts.
nounA nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
Translations
Danish flad femøre, klink
- flad femøreworthless amount
- klinkworthless amount
French mes deux cents, grain de sel
- mes deux centsone's opinion
- grain de selone's opinion
Hungarian vélemény, magánvélemény
- véleményone's opinion
- magánvéleményone's opinion
- fillérworthless amount
- fityingworthless amount
- fabatkaworthless amount
- lyukas garasworthless amount
Italian a mio modesto parere, quattro soldi
- a mio modesto parereone's opinion
- quattro soldiworthless amount
- una liraworthless amount
- una segaworthless amount
- un cazzoworthless amount
Latin terū̆ncius
- terū̆nciusworthless amount
Persian دو زار, دو زار و ده شاهی
- دو زار (do zâr)worthless amount
- دو زار و ده شاهی (do zâr o dah šâhi)worthless amount
Polish swoje trzy grosze, grosze
- swoje trzy groszeone's opinion
- groszeworthless amount
Russian ле́пта
- ле́пта (lépta)one's opinion
Spanish granito de arena
- granito de arenaone's opinion
Cite this entry
two cents. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20cents
“two cents.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20cents. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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