| 词汇 | threepence |
| 释义 | threepence noun[ U ] old useuk /ˈθrʌp.əns/ us /ˈθrʌp.əns/ a small brass coin used in Britain until 1971, or an earlier silver-coloured coin, that was worth three old pennies, or this amount of money（英国旧时的）三便士硬币 British money bit bob copper crown farthing fiver P, p pence penny pound pound sign pound sterling quid sixpenny smacker sovereign tenner tuppence tuppenny twopenny Examples of threepencethreepence Junior members, admitted in 1907, paid threepence or sixpence, depending on age. At one penny admission they were cheaper than the threepence needed for a gallery seat at the music hall. 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 For all that the innkeeper is allowed to charge threepence; it used to be twopence halfpenny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it was between twopence and threepence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, hardly a day went by without there being a price rise on something—not halfpennies, but pennies, twopences and threepences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were getting threepence and fourpence an hour for casual labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of the old cottage hospitals, which were built with the donations of pennies and threepences a week by the miners, are to be closed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He proposes to put on one farthing in a great many cases, namely, those where the admission price is threepence and less. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should add that all reasonable requisitions for farthings, halfpence and threepences will continue to be met. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The usual sum is twopence per week, sometimes threepence, sometimes a penny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You must do the thing properly, and if a penny, twopence, or threepence were necessary you ought to be empowered to charge it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no new decision and the correct price is six and threepence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose the royalty is threepence they might have to pay twopence out of that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With a minimum fare of threepence it might be a hardship on the persons who operated them to compel them to change their vehicles. 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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