What is another word for tenpence?

Pronunciation: [tˈɛnpəns] (IPA)

Tenpence is a term commonly used in the United Kingdom to describe a coin worth ten pence. However, there are several other terms that can be used interchangeably with this word. These include: dime, shilling, two-bob bit, 10p coin, and a deener. The term 'dime' is commonly used in the US for a coin worth ten cents, but in the UK, it is also used to refer to a tenpence coin. The term 'shilling' was used in UK currency prior to decimalisation in 1971 and is still occasionally used. 'Two-bob bit' is a slang term for a tenpence coin, and 'deener' is Cockney rhyming slang for ten pence.

What are the hypernyms for Tenpence?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Tenpence?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for tenpence (as nouns)

Usage examples for Tenpence

Some people who have long cherished a prejudice against the American have found, upon at last being induced to try the two, that the Canadian cheddar is actually superior to the English cheddar, the English selling at tenpence per pound and the Canadian at sevenpence.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
Thus I could not have escaped paying four and tenpence for the conveyance of my baggage alone-rather more than three times as much as it would have cost to convey my baggage and myself the same distance in London.
"America To-day, Observations and Reflections"
William Archer
If a man is paid tenpence an hour, whether he work quickly or slowly, it is evidently for his interest to work slowly rather than quickly, provided that he be not so lazy as to run a risk of being discharged.
"Political economy"
W. Stanley Jevons

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