threepence

From three +‎ pence.

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɹʌpəns/, /ˈθɹɪpəns/, /ˈθɹɛpəns/

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• (US, also) IPA^(key): /ˈθɹiːpɛns/

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• enPR: thrĭpʹəns, thrĕpʹəns, thrŭpʹəns
• Rhymes: -ʌpəns

threepence (countable and uncountable, plural threepences)

1. (uncountable) The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new).
   • 2009, Jennifer Worth, Farewell to the East End, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, page 112:

     ‘Can you let me have threepence for an urgent telephone call?’

2. (countable, historical) A former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence.

   Synonyms: threepenny bit, thruppence