fourpence

«fourpence» in Mova's school dictionary: four pence, an old British sum of money (a small amount… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (no plural; old British money)

meaning for a pupil

Fourpence is four pence, an old British sum of money (a small amount, worth about 4p now). tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales and stories, a small sum paid or asked for, said with pounds and shillings

examples

• He had one pound thirteen shillings and fourpence in his purse. tree →
• Please hand me out one pound thirteen and fourpence. tree →
• A loaf once cost fourpence. tree →

note

in a sum, fourpence counts as 4 pence; add 4 to the pence part, not 4 pounds

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fourpence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.