Sixpence
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɪks.pəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sixpence is a noun meaning (obsolete, British, Irish, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
Meaning
(obsolete, British, Irish, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
More Meanings
- (historical) A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.
Example Sentences
Finest apples, sixpence each.
Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?
When the ferry-boat with her wild freight pushed into the stream, nobody cared sixpence for the wasted time but the captain of the craft.
I remember playing card games with my grandfather. Games of memory, not of skill. If I won, he gave me sixpence; if he won, he didn't. We would play until I was bored, or until he ran out of sixpences.
Word Forms
- sixpences
Synonyms for sixpence
Depending on context, synonyms include tanner, lord, tester, tizzy, hog, pig.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tanner, halfpenny, monthly, sixpennyworth, sixpenny, eightpence.
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