Tuppence
noun
An old British unit of money that was worth about one cent in American money.
He wouldn't give you tuppence for your old car.
Often appears as...
- not give tuppence
- cost tuppence
Usage tips
Historical
noun
Very little or no value or importance.
I don't care tuppence what they think.
Often appears as...
- care tuppence
- not worth tuppence
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
An old British unit of money that was worth about one cent in American money.
He wouldn't give you tuppence for your old car.
Often appears as...
- not give tuppence
- cost tuppence
Usage tips
Historical
noun
Very little or no value or importance.
I don't care tuppence what they think.
Often appears as...
- care tuppence
- not worth tuppence
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Currency
Remember, 'tuppence' refers to old British currency and is not used in modern monetary transactions.
Back then, a loaf of bread might have cost a tuppence.
Pro Tip 2/3Low Value
'Tuppence' highlights something's low worth, emphasizing its insignificant cost or value.
She sold the painting for just a tuppence.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Context
Understanding 'tuppence' can provide insight into historical UK economic conditions and lifestyle.
A tuppence was once enough to ride the trolley.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Currency
Remember, 'tuppence' refers to old British currency and is not used in modern monetary transactions.
Back then, a loaf of bread might have cost a tuppence.
Pro Tip 2/3Low Value
'Tuppence' highlights something's low worth, emphasizing its insignificant cost or value.
She sold the painting for just a tuppence.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Context
Understanding 'tuppence' can provide insight into historical UK economic conditions and lifestyle.
A tuppence was once enough to ride the trolley.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Currency
Remember, 'tuppence' refers to old British currency and is not used in modern monetary transactions.
Back then, a loaf of bread might have cost a tuppence.
Pro Tip 2/3Low Value
'Tuppence' highlights something's low worth, emphasizing its insignificant cost or value.
She sold the painting for just a tuppence.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Context
Understanding 'tuppence' can provide insight into historical UK economic conditions and lifestyle.
A tuppence was once enough to ride the trolley.
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How to rebuild the...
grabs his tuppence and starts a run on the bank. Is there stress in the international financial system now that concerns you, that makes you feel that we may be running out of headroom? Of course, this cannot go on forever.
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How to rebuild the...
grabs his tuppence and starts a run on the bank. Is there stress in the international financial system now that concerns you, that makes you feel that we may be running out of headroom? Of course, this cannot go on forever.
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Quote examples
Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
As a kid, I was school swot, but I used to hang around the billiard halls, learning that Geordie sense of humour, mixing with low-lifes. They were the sort who'd pick your pocket and then say 'Here you are lad, here's tuppence, get yourself some chips'. I was a good rugby player, a good runner, so I fitted in at Cambridge quite easily.
Quote examples
C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.
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Tuppence Middleton
English Actress
Tuppence was what my grandmother nicknamed my mother, so she gave it to me. My sister is called Angel, and my brother was going to be called Bubba or Sonny, until they let me and my sister name him Josh.
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E. P. Thompson
British Historian
I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
Quote examples
Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
As a kid, I was school swot, but I used to hang around the billiard halls, learning that Geordie sense of humour, mixing with low-lifes. They were the sort who'd pick your pocket and then say 'Here you are lad, here's tuppence, get yourself some chips'. I was a good rugby player, a good runner, so I fitted in at Cambridge quite easily.
Quote examples
C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.
Quote examples
Tuppence Middleton
English Actress
Tuppence was what my grandmother nicknamed my mother, so she gave it to me. My sister is called Angel, and my brother was going to be called Bubba or Sonny, until they let me and my sister name him Josh.
Quote examples
E. P. Thompson
British Historian
I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
Example 1 of 4
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