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# fourpence

«fourpence» in Mova's school dictionary: **four pence, an old British sum of money (a small amount…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (no plural; old British money)

### meaning for a pupil

Fourpence is four pence, an old British sum of money (a small amount, worth about 4p now). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourpence/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in old tales and stories, a small sum paid or asked for, said with pounds and shillings

### examples

- He had one pound thirteen shillings and fourpence in his purse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourpence/#x1)
- Please hand me out one pound thirteen and fourpence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourpence/#x2)
- A loaf once cost fourpence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourpence/#x3)

### note

in a sum, fourpence counts as 4 pence; add 4 to the pence part, not 4 pounds

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fourpence» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourpence/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.