FOR TWO CENTS Definition & Meaning

for two cents

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For nothing; for a petty sum. For example, For two cents I'd quit the club entirely . Similarly, like two cents , means “of little or no value or importance, worthless,” as in She made me feel like two cents . The use of two cents in this sense is thought to be derived from a similar British use of twopence or tuppence , which dates from about 1600. The American coin was substituted in the 1800s, along with two bits , slang for 25 cents and also meaning “a petty sum.” Similarly, put in one's two cents or two cents' worth , meaning “to express one's unsolicited opinion for whatever it is worth,” dates from the late 1800s.

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And I’d say, “What can we do for two cents?”

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“We can provide universal child care and pre-K, raise wages for child-care providers and pre-K teachers, make college free for anyone who wants to go, and we can cancel student debt for up to ninety-five per cent of people. We can do all of that for two cents on the dollar.”

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He raised his kids here on Walnut Street, opened a martial arts studio and sold candy for two cents apiece at his convenience store.

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The old mother filled it halfway up for two cents.

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She had a bundle of wood blocks which she had bought for two cents, a can of condensed milk and three bananas in a bag.

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for two cents

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