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# threepence

«threepence» in Mova's school dictionary: **an old British coin or sum of money worth three pence** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (threepences)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### Trees and pragmatics

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