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# threepence

noun (threepences)

«threepence» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Threepence is an old British coin or sum of money worth three pence. (old use) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/threepence/#m1)

### In the lessons

a price in old stories, as when half a pint of brandy cost threepence

### Examples

- Half a pint of brandy cost threepence in the old days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/threepence/#x1)
- Each of the three men paid a penny, which made threepence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/threepence/#x2)
- A sweet cost threepence in the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/threepence/#x3)

### Note

threepence is 3 pence; shared among 3 people it gives 1 penny each, so it can be split into 3 equal parts

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «threepence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/threepence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«threepence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/threepence.html) on Mova free.