fourpence
/ˈfɔrpəns/
noun
- A British coin worth four old pence, used before decimalization in 1971.
- The old man paid for his tea with a shiny fourpence.
- My grandmother kept a fourpence in her jewelry box as a souvenir.
- Collectors often search for a fourpence in good condition.
- An amount of money equal to four pence in the old British currency system.
- He saved every fourpence he could to buy a new book.
- The ticket cost fourpence, which was a lot for a child.
- The price of a loaf of bread was only fourpence in those days.