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How to pronounce tuppence in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms twopence
Type of coin

Examples of tuppence

tuppence
Tuppence was furious at the suggestion he had broken the underworld code of silence.
From the smh.com.au
To be honest, I don't give tuppence whether my books are mentioned or not.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Tuppence had been drinking and was sitting in the passenger seat of his Mercedes-Benz.
From the smh.com.au
Do any genuine cricket fans give tuppence about this mickey mouse form of the game though?
From the guardian.co.uk
Personally I would not give tuppence to people who wish to run and jump.
From the independent.co.uk
I don't care tuppence for the Foo Fighters'music, but this is just great.
From the guardian.co.uk
Well, from where this mere reader is sitting it doesn't matter tuppence.
From the newscientist.com
However, tuppence was about an eighth of the price of a pint in 1959.
From the independent.co.uk
Well, for my tuppence, in comparison to the general slew of sloppy articles, this is a pearl.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Twopence: a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
  • Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional detectives, recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. Their full names are Thomas Beresford and Prudence Cowley. The first time Tommy and Tuppence appeared in a Christie novel was in The Secret Adversary (1922). ...
  • Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency)
  • Slang for "two pence" or two pennies; also, a two pence coin.
  • 1. prior to decimal currency, the sum of two pence. 2. a very small amount; a bit; anything at all: e.g., She doesn't care tuppence about him.