tuppence

Other spellings

• twopence

Noun

Singular tuppence

Plural tuppences

1. (countable) Tuppence is another way of saying "two pence." If you have tuppence, you have two British pennies.

   The candy cost one penny each. However, when the little boy said he only had tuppence, the kind store owner let him buy four pieces of candy with his two pennies.