sixpence

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.

   Finest apples, sixpence each.

2. 2
   noun

   A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.

   Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?

3. 3
   noun

   a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies

From six + pence.

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