The sum of three pence, especially before decimalization (1971).
〈英〉（尤指1971年货币改为十进制前的）三便士
Example sentencesExamples
For the privilege of a few turns on his invention, Bob charged everyone outside the family threepence, but the volunteer got to have a free ride by lifting his legs as the speed increased and they whirled dizzily round and round.
He had to give threepence for a copy of that paper.
Diving exhibitions were popular; people paid threepence to watch them.
Flowers were also very scarce, narcissus and chrysanthemums being the chief varieties at twopence and threepence per bunch.
Subscriptions were moderate: the usual charge was between half a guinea and a guinea a year, and there were often facilities for borrowing books at the rate of a penny a volume or threepence for the usual three-volume novel.
Definition of threepence in US English:
threepence
noun
British
The sum of three pence, especially before decimalization (1971).
〈英〉（尤指1971年货币改为十进制前的）三便士
Example sentencesExamples
For the privilege of a few turns on his invention, Bob charged everyone outside the family threepence, but the volunteer got to have a free ride by lifting his legs as the speed increased and they whirled dizzily round and round.
He had to give threepence for a copy of that paper.
Flowers were also very scarce, narcissus and chrysanthemums being the chief varieties at twopence and threepence per bunch.
Subscriptions were moderate: the usual charge was between half a guinea and a guinea a year, and there were often facilities for borrowing books at the rate of a penny a volume or threepence for the usual three-volume novel.
Diving exhibitions were popular; people paid threepence to watch them.