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fortypenny

fortypenny adjective: having a value or cost of forty pence.

Adjective

fortypenny (not comparable)

  1. (UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.

Origin of fortypenny

From forty + penny.

Questions about fortypenny

What does fortypenny mean?
Fortypenny means having a value or cost of forty pence.
What part of speech is fortypenny?
Fortypenny is an adjective.

Words near fortypenny in the dictionary

  1. fortyfour
  2. fortyish
  3. fortynine
  4. fortyodd
  5. fortyone
  6. fortypenny
  7. fortyseven
  8. fortysix
  9. fortysomething
  10. fortysomethings
  11. fortythree

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