ninepence

noun (ninepences)

«ninepence» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

An old British coin worth nine pence, used before our money was changed to decimal coins; an amount of money, not a count of coins. tree →

In the lessons

in old stories, prices and wages are paid in coins such as ninepence; the phrase «at ninepence a head» means nine pence for each person.

Examples

The teas cost ninepence each. tree →
She paid a ninepence for the loaf. tree →
Nine pence is also written as ninepence. tree →

Note

it is an amount of money: a count of ninepence means nine pence added together for each person (for example, 4 children at ninepence each make 36 pence).

On Mova

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