sixpence

About 0.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.

   Finest apples, sixpence each.

2. noun A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.

   Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

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