threepence

«threepence» in Mova's school dictionary: an old British coin or sum of money worth three pence — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (threepences)

meaning for a pupil

Threepence is an old British coin or sum of money worth three pence. (old use) tree →

sense in the lessons

a price in old stories, as when half a pint of brandy cost threepence

examples

• Half a pint of brandy cost threepence in the old days. tree →
• Each of the three men paid a penny, which made threepence. tree →
• A sweet cost threepence in the shop. tree →

note

threepence is 3 pence; shared among 3 people it gives 1 penny each, so it can be split into 3 equal parts

Trees and pragmatics

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