ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tenpence

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tenpence is a noun meaning (obsolete, British, Ireland) A coin worth ten old pence.

Meaning

(obsolete, British, Ireland) A coin worth ten old pence.

More Meanings

  1. (rare, British, Ireland) A coin worth ten new pence.
  2. (obsolete, British, Ireland) The value of ten old pence.

Word Forms

Synonyms for tenpence

Depending on context, synonyms include florin, cutter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tenpenny, ninepence, sevenpence, fivepence, penny, tuppenny.

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