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Fourpence

Description:

Fourpence refers to a small denomination of British currency, equivalent to four pennies or one-third of a shilling. It can represent both a coin and an amount of money.

Part of Speech:

Noun (countable), adjective

Senses:

Sense 1:

A fourpence coin in circulation

Example:

He found a shiny fourpence while cleaning the attic.

Sense 2:

A sum of four pennies

Example:

The cost of the book was sixpence, but he only had fourpence in his wallet.

Sense 3:

Modifying noun referring to an item that costs four pence

Example:

She bought a fourpence stamp to mail the letter.

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