fourpence

[ fawr-puhns, fohr- ]

noun

, British.

1. a sum of money of the value of four English pennies.

fourpence

/ ˈfɔːpəns /

noun

1. a former English silver coin then worth four pennies

Word History and Origins

Origin of fourpence¹

First recorded in 1715–25; four + pence

Example Sentences

Fieldfares and Mistletoe Thrushes usually sell at fourpence each, the rest at fourpence a couple.

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The price of tobacco accordingly dropped from fourpence a pound to a halfpenny per pound by 1667.

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The vendor said he could get fourpence a pound for the whole, and that it made capital Bristol board.

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I have no money but about fourpence-ha'penny a week for darning stockings, but I have skill with the needle somewhat.

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Levy, however, secured the first copy for fourpence in Farringdon Street, earning for his sharpness much praise.

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