eightpence's Usage Examples:

which was originally worth fourpence, with later issues being valued at eightpence and one shilling.

eightpence would be 8d (the "d" standing for the Latin word denarii (sing.

In the will, they each were bequeathed 26 shillings and eightpence to buy mourning rings.

, (8d), pronounced "eightpence".

He was allowed liberty to walk on the rock, with an allowance of eightpence a day, on account of his poverty, by an order of 19 September 1685.

Richard Burbage and Henry Condell, each being bequeathed 26 shillings and eightpence to buy mourning rings.

outfits of the men who turned the spit in kitchen cost 26 shillings and eightpence.

time called Princess of Castile, made an offering of six shillings and eightpence at his marriage.

Egan's Life in London and Sporting Guide, a weekly newspaper priced at eightpence-halfpenny.

to the value of three hundred and four pounds, fifteen shillings and eightpence, a bill which Mr.

example, the Duke of Chiswick says a certain taxi ride would have cost "eightpence" in London, and this amount is changed to "a shilling" in the Carry On.

1334, the town's value was assessed at one pound, twelve shillings and eightpence; by 1524, the valuation had risen to £24 and sixteen shillings.

two pounds, sixteen shillings and eightpence.

achieving their initial aim of an increase in wages of ten shillings and eightpence per shift, however a smaller increase was awarded some time later.

A four-pound loaf of bread went up a halfpenny to eightpence-halfpenny as a result of the dock strike.

Synonyms:

coin;

Antonyms:

head; reverse;