- threepence
- [ʹθre|pəns,ʹθrʌ{pəns}-,ʹθrʋ{pəns}-] n
три пенса; трёхпенсовик
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threepence
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Threepence — may refer to:* Threepence (Irish coin), a pre decimalisation coin of Ireland * Threepence (Australian), a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalization * Threepence (British coin), a pre decimalisation coin of the United… … Wikipedia
Threepence — Three pence, n. A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threepence — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the sum of three pence, especially before decimalization (1971) … English terms dictionary
threepence — [thrip′əns, thrup′əns, threp′əns] n. 1. the sum of three British pence 2. a British coin of this value … English World dictionary
threepence — noun Date: 1589 1. plural threepence or threepences a coin worth threepence 2. the sum of three British pennies … New Collegiate Dictionary
Threepence (British coin) — Infobox Coin Denomination = Three old pence Country = United Kingdom Value = 3 Unit = old pence sterling Mass = 6.8 Diameter = 21 ndash;22 Thickness = approx. 2 Edge = Plain Composition = 79% Cu, 20% Zn, 1% Ni Years of Minting = 1547 ndash;1970… … Wikipedia
Threepence (Irish coin) — IrishCoinInfobox EN NAME = Three Pence GA NAME = Leath Reul DESIGN = Hare The three pence coin was a pre decimal coin worth 1/80 of an Irish pound. The Irish name ( leath reul ) literally meant half reul , the reul being a sixpence coin worth the … Wikipedia
Threepence (Australian) — The Australian Threepence was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalization. The coin was first minted in 1910 and stopped being minted in 1964, excluding 1913, 1929 1933 inclusive, 1945 and 1946. When decimalization… … Wikipedia
threepence — /thrip euhns, threp , thrup ; three pens /, n. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Brit. a sum of three pennies. 2. a former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom, a quarter of a shilling, equal to three pennies: use phased out after decimalization … Universalium
threepence — noun /ˈθrɪpəns/lang=en/ˈθrɛpəns/lang=en/ˈθrʌpəns/lang=en a) The amount of money equal to that of three pennies (old or new). b) A former (pre decimalisation) British coin worth three old pennies. Syn: threepenny bit, thruppence … Wiktionary
threepence — three|pence [ˈθrepəns, ˈθrʌ ] n [U] BrE old use three old pence … Dictionary of contemporary English
