| 词汇 | sixpence |
| 释义 | sixpence noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈsɪks.pəns/ us /ˈsɪks.pəns/ a small silver-coloured coin, used in the UK until 1971, that was worth six old pennies, or this amount of money六便士 Synonym tanner(COIN)old useinformal See also pence British money bit bob copper crown farthing fiver P, p pence penny pound pound sign pound sterling quid sixpenny smacker sovereign threepenny tuppence tuppenny twopenny Examples of sixpencesixpence While the court admitted the value of the wood was 'trifling' it still saw fit to impose a fine of seven shillings and sixpence. A version in traditional notation was also available for purchase at one shilling and sixpence. Junior members, admitted in 1907, paid threepence or sixpence, depending on age. But sixpence a night will buy all natural reluctance out of the way, and the babies must take their chance. Are more sixpences to be minted to enable a proper trial and review to take place during the conversion period? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fact of common knowledge that four sixpences make a florin, and this is what makes shopping possible, not lightning arithmetical ability. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seven and sixpence in 1878 would be worth about a fiver now, but people are very much richer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cloak-room attendant who collects sixpences free of tax probably makes a gross income far exceeding that of many hard-working professional men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She ekes out her housekeeping by threepences and sixpences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he aware that herring, which once one could buy at six for sixpence—that is in old money—is now a luxury fish? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A commanding officer with nineteen years' service is sixpence a day worse off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The board's report contains a full assessment of the likelihood of the sixpence continuing to circulate freely within the decimal currency system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no use splitting small sums like this, and while we are about it we might as well make it sixpence for all certificates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This means that 12,000 sixpences have to be played through the machine for 3,000 sixpences, or £75, to be cleared to pay the duty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To raise £75 requires the clearing of 3,000 sixpences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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