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Meaning of "sevenpence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEVENPENCE

sevenpence  [ˈsevənpəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEVENPENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sevenpence 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 SEVENPENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sevenpence in the English dictionary

The definition of sevenpence in the dictionary is a monetary sum equal to seven pennies.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEVENPENCE


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEVENPENCE

seven seas
Seven Sisters
Seven Sleepers
Seven Wonders of the World
Seven Years´ War
seven-league boots
seven-segment display
seven-seven
seven-up
seven-year itch
sevenfold
sevenpenny
sevens
seventeen
seventeen-year locust
seventeenth
seventeenthly
seventh
seventh chord
seventh heaven

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEVENPENCE

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 sevenpence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sevenpence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEVENPENCE

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

Translator English - Chinese

七便士
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

siete peniques
570 millions of speakers

English

sevenpence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sevenpence
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sevenpence
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sevenpence
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sevenpence
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sevenpence
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sept pence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sevenpence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sieben Pence
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sevenpence
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sevenpence
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sevenpence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sevenpence
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sevenpence
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सातपेंस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yedi kuruştan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sevenpence
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sevenpence
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sevenpence
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sevenpence
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sevenpence
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sevenpence
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sevenpence
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sevenpence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sevenpence

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEVENPENCE»

The term «sevenpence» is used very little and occupies the 185.134 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of sevenpence
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEVENPENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sevenpence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sevenpence» 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 sevenpence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEVENPENCE»

Discover the use of sevenpence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sevenpence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Punch Or The London Charivari
THE QUEEN'S " SEVENPENCE." Great events produce great moral examples. This truth is as trite as that twenty shillings make a pound. Her Majesty, howeve^ under the benign advice of Sir Robert Peel, has afforded the last striking ...
‎1842
2
Library of useful knowledge: Natural philosophy...
Three of the most widely circulated Weekly Newspapers published in London, at Sevenpence each. Sold by all Newspaper Agents in Town and Country. THE OBSERVER. PRICE SEVENPENCE. A Monday Edition of the Observer is regularly ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), 1829
3
Animal Physiology
Three of the most widely circulated Weekly Newspapers published in* Loudon, at Secenpeiice each. Sold by all Newspaper Agents in Town and Country. THE OBSERVER. PRICE SEVENPENCE. A Monday Edition of the Observer is regularly ...
‎1830
4
Journals of the House of Lords
... thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven Pounds Twelve Shillings and Sevenpence, and the said accruing Interest on the said Sum of Twenty-eight thousand one hundred and seventy-three Pounds Sixteen Shillings and Sixpence : And it ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, 1852
5
“The” Quarterly Review
the same, as far as supply and demand go, for on that concession the whole argument rests) that a diminution in the price of corn enables the manufacturing labourer to purchase as much with sevenpence in March, 1827, as he purchased  ...
‎1827
6
A Complete System of Pleading: Comprehending the Most ...
... of nineteen pounds ten shillings and sevenpence of lawful money Jna gavepiam- of Great Britain, and no more; for which s<id sum of nineteen tiff a negotiable pounds ten shillings and sevenpence he the said William then and promissory ...
John Wentworth, 1797
7
The Quarterly Review
the same, as far as supply and demand go, for on that concession the whole argument rests) that a diminution in the price of corn enables the manufacturing labourer to purchase as much with sevenpence in March, 1827, as he purchased  ...
William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, 1827
8
Oliver Twist
... of sevenpence-halfpenny per small head per week. Sevenpence-halfpenny's worth per week is a good round diet for a child; a great deal may be got for sevenpence-halfpenny, quite enough to overload its stomach, and make 6 Chapter 2.
Charles Dickens, 2009
9
The Adventures of Oliver Twist~ Paperbound
Sevenpence- halfpenny's worth per week is a good round diet for a child; a great deal may be got for sevenpence-halfpenny, quite enough to overload its stomach , and make it uncomfortable. The elderly female was a woman of wisdom and ...
Dickens, Charles
10
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of ...
(being during the sitting of the present parliament,) demanded, charged, and received of and from Lord Petre the sum of sevenpence for the postage of a single letter, sent and conveyed by the post from Bristol to London, being a distance ...
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Sir John Bernard Bosanquet, Sir Christopher Puller, 1814

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEVENPENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sevenpence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
When the Dong Won went down
The price was fivepence halfpenny a pair in summer and sevenpence in winter. The business lasted little over a year; the uncertainty of both supply and demand ... «The Southland Times, Jul 15»
2
Today in Media History: Novelist and journalist Charles Dickens …
The Times had a circulation of 25,000 copies and sold for sevenpence, whereas The Daily News, provided eight pages for fivepence. At first it sold 10,000 ... «Poynter.org, Jan 15»
3
Way We Were: Arthur Berry and the Duke William pub in Burslem
Near the end of his book, A Three and Sevenpence Halfpenny Man, Arthur bemoans changing times – the demolition of old Burslem pubs and the ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sevenpence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sevenpence>. May 2024 ».
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