Plural of sixpence
regular plural
The plural of sixpence is sixpences.
Forms of sixpence
| Singular | sixpence /ˈsɪks.pəns/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sixpences |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Sixpences in a sentence
- Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?
- We would play until I was bored, or until he ran out of sixpences.1994, Neil Gaiman, Mr. Punch
- Well, that's the state of the exchequer." Two sixpences and a few coppers were the result of his investigation.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London. From the entry exchequer
- And every night now he played pontoon, that game of the Tommies, with Mrs Bolton, gambling with sixpences.1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XV, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →OCLC. From the entry tommy
Meaning of sixpence
- noun The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
- noun A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.
Questions about the plural of sixpence
- What is the plural of sixpence?
- The plural of sixpence is sixpences.
- Is sixpence countable?
- Sixpence is a countable and uncountable noun.
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