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English term or phrase:
tuppance
English answer:
tuppence, British currency
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tuppance
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curancey
money, penny, small amount
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| 3 +22 | tuppence, British currency |
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| 4 +4 | twopence |
Kim Metzger
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tuppence, British currency
Britain adopted a decimal currency system (100 pence = 1 pound) in 1967 ... 2 d. $, .04,
twopence; "tuppence", silver, 1817-1820, afterwards only collector's proofs and ...
$ .04 twopence;
"tuppence" silver 1817-1820
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Note added at 2003-05-21 03:51:26 (GMT)
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There was no coin for 2d, but you would say that something cost tuppence (as in Mary Poppins, both for seed to \"feed the birds\", and for \"paper and string\" for kites). You would pay for it with two pennies (rather than pence).
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/money.htm
twopence; "tuppence", silver, 1817-1820, afterwards only collector's proofs and ...
$ .04 twopence;
"tuppence" silver 1817-1820
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Note added at 2003-05-21 03:51:26 (GMT)
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There was no coin for 2d, but you would say that something cost tuppence (as in Mary Poppins, both for seed to \"feed the birds\", and for \"paper and string\" for kites). You would pay for it with two pennies (rather than pence).
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/money.htm
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Kim Metzger
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Ino66 (X)
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pcovs
: Let's go fly a kite!
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Edith Kelly
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Tanja Abramovic (X)
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john mason
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Marie Scarano
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Steffen Walter
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Attila Piróth
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Empty Whiskey Glass
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Sarah Ponting
: Up to the highest heights!
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jerrie
: 2 old pennies - we now have a 2 pence piece!
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J. Leo (X)
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vixen
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asusisu (X)
: rather have "half a sixpence"
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thanks to all!
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Magdalena_
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merci
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Spiros Doikas
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jccantrell
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Nancy Arrowsmith
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Bin Zhang
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T Crotogino
15 hrs
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DGK T-I
1 day 17 hrs
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Kim Metzger
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twopence
The word is spelled tuppence and it was a British coin worth two pennies. The coin is no longer used in the UK since decemilisation in 1971.
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Note added at 2003-05-21 04:00:52 (GMT)
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I stand corrected. As Rita says, there was no coin for two pennies.
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Note added at 2003-05-21 04:00:52 (GMT)
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I stand corrected. As Rita says, there was no coin for two pennies.
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Tanja Abramovic (X)
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Empty Whiskey Glass
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airmailrpl
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DGK T-I
: along with ha'penny (half old penny/d), threpenny bit (three old d coin),& farthing (quarter old/d coin)!
1 day 18 hrs
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