| 词汇 | sixpenny |
| 释义 | sixpenny adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈsɪks.pən.i/ us /ˈsɪks.pən.i/ worth or costing sixpence: 六便士的 a sixpenny bit一枚六便士硬币 British money bit bob copper crown farthing fiver P, p pence penny pound pound sign pound sterling quid smacker sovereign tenner threepence tuppence tuppenny twopenny Examples of sixpennysixpenny The sixpenny coin will remain legal tender until the end of the change-over period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nearly 50,000,000 sixpenny and shilling postal orders were issued last year, out of a total of 210,000,000 of all denominations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no shortage of the sixpenny—2½p—coin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In helping themselves to change to the new system they dismissed the sixpenny piece from their minds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must make the change as easy as possible, and this can be done by keeping the traditional sixpenny piece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a man takes six pennies out of one of my pockets and puts the sixpenny piece into the other, what is the difference? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he believe that machines designed to take sixpenny pieces will be able to discern such a small difference? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the present time they are allowed to raise up to a sixpenny rate; but very few authorities do raise a sixpenny rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it is only £1,750,000, the whole of this tax on the sixpenny seats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That increase was immediately after the tax on the sixpenny seats was reimposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present, with the sixpenny duty, the lighter pays about one-eighth of the duty paid by the corresponding amount of matches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sixpenny certificate should be made more easily available so that everyone will obtain one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my own particular area for a period of three months the loss represents a sixpenny rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe the result of the sixpenny reduction will be a noteworthy increase in production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a time when local authorities were asked to produce a sixpenny rate under the old coinage. 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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