English Explanatory Dictionary

sixpence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
  2. A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪks.pəns/ en-us-sixpence.ogg

Word forms

sixpence sixpences

Etymology

From six + pence.

Synonyms

sixpenny bit tanner lord tester tizzy hog pig sow's baby

Related words

twopence tuppence threepence fourpence fivepence eightpence tenpence

Derived words

look as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence look as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence mill-sixpence on a sixpence upon a sixpence
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