halfpenny

Speech parts

1. halfpenny - Noun

2. halfpenny - Adjective

3. Halfpenny - Proper noun

Meaning

an English coin worth half a penny

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Buxton, p. 151. By May £6,870,000 was needed to finance the war and introducing another budget on 8 May, Gladstone raised income tax from tenpence halfpenny to fourteen pence in the pound to raise £3,250,000. Source: Internet

He couldn't go shoving into that saloon bar with only fourpence halfpenny in his pocket. Source: Internet

“Pick 'em out cheap here! three pair for a halfpenny, bootlaces." Source: Internet

Solomon Dickson & Taylor issued £147-worth of copper halfpenny tokens sometime before 1821 to enhance local trade. Source: Internet

The duty eventually imposed in 1712 was a halfpenny on papers of half a sheet or less and a penny on newspapers that ranged from half a sheet to a single sheet in size. Source: Internet

These decimal coins were denominated in cents, with each cent being worth one halfpenny in sterling. Source: Internet

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