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Meaning of "fourpence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOURPENCE

fourpence  [ˈfɔːpəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOURPENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fourpence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOURPENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fourpence

Groat (coin)

The groat is the traditional name of a long-defunct English silver coin worth four English pennies, and also a Scottish coin originally worth fourpence, with later issues being valued at eightpence and one shilling.

Definition of fourpence in the English dictionary

The definition of fourpence in the dictionary is a former English silver coin then worth four pennies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOURPENCE


comeuppance
ˌkʌmˈʌpəns
crepance
ˈkriːpəns
discrepance
dɪsˈkrɛpəns
eightpence
ˈeɪtpəns
fippence
ˈfɪpəns
fivepence
ˈfaɪvpəns
ha´pence
ˈheɪpəns
ninepence
ˈnaɪnpəns
sevenpence
ˈsevənpəns
sixpence
ˈsɪkspəns
tenpence
ˈtenpəns
threepence
ˈθrɛpəns
thruppence
ˈθrʌpəns
tuppence
ˈtʌpəns
twopence
ˈtʌpəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOURPENCE

fourgon
Fourier
Fourier analysis
Fourier series
Fourier transform
Fourierism
Fourierist
Fourieristic
Fourierite
Fournier
fourpenny
fourpenny one
fourplay
fourplex
fourscore
fourscorth
fourses
foursome
foursome reel
foursquare

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOURPENCE

at your convenience
audience
conference
confidence
difference
evidence
experience
halfpence
influence
Lawrence
of the essence
pence
Peter pence
Peter´s pence
political science
presence
reference
residence
science
spence

Synonyms and antonyms of fourpence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fourpence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOURPENCE

Find out the translation of fourpence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fourpence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fourpence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

四便士
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuatro peniques
570 millions of speakers

English

fourpence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fourpence
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fourpence
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четыре пенса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quatro pence
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fourpence
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quatre pence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fourpence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fourpence
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fourpence
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fourpence
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fourpence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fourpence
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fourpence
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चारपेंस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dört pense
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quattro penny
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cztery pensy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чотири пенси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patru penny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fourpence
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vier pennies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fyra pence
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fourpence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fourpence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOURPENCE»

The term «fourpence» is normally little used and occupies the 121.049 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of fourpence
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «fourpence».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOURPENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fourpence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fourpence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fourpence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOURPENCE»

Discover the use of fourpence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fourpence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Four Meals for Fourpence
'I was born in a tenement flat in the East End of London in the year in which Queen Victoria died.' FOUR MEALS FOR FOURPENCE is Grace Foakes’s memories of her girlhood in Wapping in the early 1900s.
Grace Foakes, 2011
2
The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin: When They Send Me Three ...
The author is at his best in these two comedies, with the tragi-comic heroes, gallantly fighting to keep reality at bay. Elocution of Benjamin Franklin (2 acts, 1 man); When They Send Me Three And Fourpence (2 acts, 4 men, 2 women).
Steve J. Spears, 1989
3
Eggs All the Year Round at Four Pence Per Dozen and Chickens ...
80 CHAPTER IV. —PROFITSEggs at fourpence per dozen—Chickens at fourpence per p0und—Cotters' and farmers' profit—Value of poultry manure— How three hundred eggs per year may be obtained—Hens sold by the pouncl— Each hen ...
‎1886
4
Eggs All the Year Round at Fourpence Per Dozen and Chickens ...
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Anon, 2010
5
A Collection of Decrees by the Court of Exchequer in ...
eightpence, being the said prescriptive rent of fourpence a-year Wxtherhead for five years then in arrear, and should continue to pay the said agmst fourpence at Easier yearly for the tithe of the Demesne Lands ; b*adshaw. and that the said ...
Hutton Wood, 1798
6
Reports from Committees
amount of fourpence, with anything else they chose to eat; if they took a pint of ale and a bit of beef and bread, it was for them. 14 June 1853. 11950. They were to have what they chose to eat besides the fourpence? — If they pleased. 11951.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1853
7
A pharmaceutical guide to the first and second examinations
Fourpence. A Penny. A Penny. Fourpence. Jzx. ttx4 = r^s; and f-g-+t = -rV- A fraction is not altered in value when both terms are multiplied or divided by the same number. The sixth part of a shilling is twopence, and two-sixths fourpence.
John Barker Smith, 1870
8
Eggs All the Year Round at Fourpence Per Dozen, and Chickens ...
Containing Full And Complete Information For The Successful And Profitable Keeping Of Poultry.
W. E. B. Gunn, 2010
9
The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts
I should not have minded that; but he also said that I took ninepence the Sunday before, and that there was fourpence profit out of it. I did take ninepence that day, and fourpence was just the profit; but how he should know that, I could not tell.
Sam Storms, 2003
10
Building Fluency Through Practice & Performance: Grade 3
I. Love. Sixpence. A reader's theater scriptfor six voices I love sixpence, pretty little sixpence. I love sixpence better than my life! I spent a penny of it; I lent a penny of it, And I took fourpence home to my wife. Oh, my little fourpence, pretty little ...
Timothy Rasinski, Lorraine Griffith, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOURPENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fourpence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Thrift-store find: Wartime pet-book series from England
... growing vegetables and flowers and a couple about fishing) ranged from fourpence to sixpence. (Number nine, The Cat, had the cover blurb, ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
2
Interesting football names in Zimbabwe
In her report, she highlighted names such as Murape Murape, Honey Chimutimunzewe, Danger Fourpence, Have a look Dube, Hardlife ... «Nehanda Radio, Jun 15»
3
What's in an African name?
In recent years, there have been professional Zimbabwean soccer players named Danger Fourpence and Have-a-look Dube. One of the ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»
4
Tales of Wild West Durham
... the paradoxically named Royal Rovers allowed to play on the sands with cheap India rubber balls costing fourpence apiece – many of which ended up in the ... «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
5
What's in a name?
In recent years, there have been professional Zimbabwean soccer players named Have-a-look Dube and Danger Fourpence. “I suppose it is ... «The Zimbabwean, Jun 15»
6
What's in a name? Zimbabweans' craziest names
In recent years, there have been professional Zimbabwean soccer players named Have-a-look Dube and Danger Fourpence and one of the ... «The Zimbabwe Standard, May 15»
7
Des O'Connor: 'What kind of idiot would wear a wig with a hole in the …
'It must have been a rag and bone boarding house because in those days I was on about fourpence a week.' Dynamic Dart Advertisement. «Portsmouth News, May 15»
8
Castles, keeps and intrigue in the Borders
... were set on watch from sundown to sunrise at Barrasford to sound the alarm in case of intruders, each watchman paid fourpence for his shift. «Herald Scotland, May 15»
9
Predictive text disasters: I've found the secret of life!
... we're going to advance”, only for it to mutate down to the infantry through the prolonged chain of command into “send three and fourpence, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
10
What's in a name? For Zimbabweans, it's 'Obvious'
In recent years, there have been professional Zimbabwean soccer players named Have-a-look Dube and Danger Fourpence, and one of the ... «Christian Science Monitor, May 15»

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