| 单词 | threepence |
| 释义 | threepence noun[U] old useuk/ˈθrʌp.əns/us/ˈθrʌp.əns/asmallbrasscoinused inBritainuntil 1971, or anearliersilver-colouredcoin, that wasworththreeoldpennies, or thisamountofmoney （英国旧时的）三便士硬币British money
Examplesofthreepencethreepence Junior members, admitted in 1907, paidthreepenceor sixpence, depending on age. From theCambridge English Corpus At one penny admission they were cheaper than thethreepenceneeded for a gallery seat at the music hall. From theCambridge English Corpus She ekes out her housekeeping by threepences and sixpences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For all that the innkeeper is allowed to chargethreepence; it used to be twopence halfpenny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it was between twopence andthreepence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They were gettingthreepenceand fourpence an hour for casual labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He proposes to put on one farthing in a great many cases, namely, those where the admission price isthreepenceand less. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The usual sum is twopence per week, sometimesthreepence, sometimes a penny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You must do the thing properly, and if a penny, twopence, orthreepencewere necessary you ought to be empowered to charge it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no new decision and the correct price is six andthreepence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose the royalty isthreepencethey might have to pay twopence out of that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 With a minimum fare ofthreepenceit 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 theOpen 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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