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sixpences

sixpences is the plural of sixpence.

Meaning of sixpence

Noun

sixpence (countable and uncountable, plural sixpences)

  1. (British, Irish, obsolete, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
    • Finest apples, sixpence each.
  2. (historical) A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.
    • Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?

Questions about sixpences

What is sixpences the plural of?
Sixpences is the plural of sixpence.

Words near sixpences in the dictionary

  1. sixmonth
  2. sixmos
  3. sixness
  4. sixpack
  5. sixpence
  6. sixpences
  7. sixpennies
  8. sixpenny
  9. sixpenny bit
  10. sixpenny bits
  11. Sixpenny Handley

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