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tuppence worth

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Two pennies' worth; goods or services with a value of two pennies.
    Ireland, UK, dated
  2. One's opinion or thoughts.
    Ireland, UK, colloquial, idiomatic
  3. A small amount.
    Ireland, UK, colloquial, idiomatic

Examples

“I bought a tuppence worth of humbugs”
“That's just my tuppenceworth; you can believe⟳ what you like⟳.”
“He had only a tuppence worth of success.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tuppence-worth tuppenceworth tuppenny tuppenny upright Tupper Tupper's self-referential formula

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