Wondering how to use Fourpence in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as groat or coin.
Fourpence in a sentence
Fourpence meaning
- A monetary amount of four pence.
- A former British silver coin, worth four pence.
Using Fourpence
- The main meaning on this page is: A monetary amount of four pence. | A former British silver coin, worth four pence.
- Useful related words include: groat, coin.
Context around Fourpence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fourpence
- In this selection, "fourpence" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pay and halfpenny stand out and add context to how "fourpence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include pounds and fourpence and to pay fourpence a day. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fourpence" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fourpence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He couldn't go shoving into that saloon bar with only fourpence halfpenny in his pocket. (16 words)
A value with less than ten pence over the pound is sometimes spoken like this: "one pound and a penny", "three pounds and fourpence". (24 words)
In 1251, the sheriffs were ordered to pay fourpence a day towards the upkeep for the King's polar bear, probably a gift from Haakon IV of Norway ; the bear attracted a great deal of attention from Londoners when it went fishing in the Thames. (45 words)
In 1251, the sheriffs were ordered to pay fourpence a day towards the upkeep for the King's polar bear, probably a gift from Haakon IV of Norway ; the bear attracted a great deal of attention from Londoners when it went fishing in the Thames. (45 words)
A value with less than ten pence over the pound is sometimes spoken like this: "one pound and a penny", "three pounds and fourpence". (24 words)
He couldn't go shoving into that saloon bar with only fourpence halfpenny in his pocket. (16 words)
Example sentences (3)
A value with less than ten pence over the pound is sometimes spoken like this: "one pound and a penny", "three pounds and fourpence".
He couldn't go shoving into that saloon bar with only fourpence halfpenny in his pocket.
In 1251, the sheriffs were ordered to pay fourpence a day towards the upkeep for the King's polar bear, probably a gift from Haakon IV of Norway ; the bear attracted a great deal of attention from Londoners when it went fishing in the Thames.