English

Pronunciation

• thrĭpʹəns, /ˈθrɪpəns/, /"TrIp@ns/ or thrĕpʹəns, /ˈθrɛpəns/, /"TrEp@ns/ or thrŭpʹəns, /ˈθrʌpəns/, /"TrVp@ns/

Noun

1. The amount of money equal to that of three pennies (old or new).
2. A former (pre-decimalisation) British coin worth three old pennies.

Synonyms

• (coin): threepenny bit, thruppence

See also

• fivepence
• fourpence
• sixpence
• tenpence
• twopence

• Irish threepence coin, a pre-decimalisation coin of Ireland
• Threepence (Australian), a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalization
• Threepence (British coin), a pre-decimalisation coin of the United Kingdom

See also

• Two pence
• Five pence
• Sixpence
• Ten pence
• Twenty pence
• Twenty-five pence
• Fifty pence