Sixpence

noun

/ˈsɪks.pəns/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounThe value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.

"Finest apples, sixpence each."

2.nounA former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.

"Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?"

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