Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

two cents

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: two -cents
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One's opinion or thoughts.

Colloquial

noun

A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"That's just my two cents, you can believe what you like."
"That car won't last a week, it's not worth two cents."

Usage

Inflected Forms

$0.02 (alternative) 2¢ (alternative)

Phrases

two cents' worth for my money

Frequently Paired Words

for my money

Synonyms

two Abe Lincolns two pennies' worth tuppence worth two penn'orth farthing

Questions

What does two cents mean?: One's opinion or thoughts.

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