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eighteenpences

eighteenpences is the plural of eighteenpence.

Meaning of eighteenpence

Noun

eighteenpence (countable and uncountable, plural eighteenpences)

  1. The monetary amount of eighteen pence.
    • Paddy and I set aside eighteenpence for our beds, and spent threepence on the usual tea-and-two-slices, which we shared—an appetizer rather than a meal.1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter XXXIII, in Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC

Questions about eighteenpences

What is eighteenpences the plural of?
Eighteenpences is the plural of eighteenpence.

Words near eighteenpences in the dictionary

  1. eighteenfold
  2. eighteenish
  3. eighteenmo
  4. eighteenmos
  5. eighteenpence
  6. eighteenpences
  7. eighteenpenny
  8. eighteens
  9. eighteenth
  10. eighteenthly
  11. eighteenths

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