eightpence

/ˈeɪtˌpɛns/
noun
  1. A sum of money equal to eight pence, especially in British currency before decimalization.
    • In the old days, a loaf of bread cost only eightpence.
    • The ticket price was eightpence, which was cheap even then.
    • He found an eightpence coin in his grandfather's collection.
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