threepence C2 Topic:Money & Finance Also spelled three-pence US /ˈθɹʌpəns/ See IPA manual Freq #65849 Meanings 1 noun The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new). ‘Can you let me have threepence for an urgent telephone call?’. 2 noun former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies 3 noun A former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · a former... threepenny bitthruppence Word family Related forms eightpencefivepencefourpencesixpencetenpencetuppencetwopence Etymology From three + pence. Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # threepence **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθɹʌpəns/ **Frequency rank:** 65849 ## Meanings 1. The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new). 2. former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies 3. A former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence. ## Examples - ‘Can you let me have threepence for an urgent telephone call?’. ## Related Forms - eightpence - fivepence - fourpence - sixpence - tenpence - tuppence - twopence ## Etymology From three + pence. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown