farthing
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈfɑːθɪŋ/
- Archaic
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farthing
- Steele quotes him as saying, "I am now worth 800 pounds, but shall never be so happy as when I was not worth a farthing."
- the last farthing
- worth a farthing
- give a farthing
Examples
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"You owe me three farthings, say the bells of St. Martin's."
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I did her mother a terrible wrong, you know, cutting her off without a farthing when she ran off with that Italian bastard—but it's time and more I made amends.
Fiction book (1991) -
Give us a farthing, sir.
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And if they spoke kindly to you and offered a farthing for directions...
Fiction book (2000) -
Do you know that you have taken a bit of government land and you haven't got a brass farthing to pay for it?
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In hospitals, at least, we can tell you to within a farthing what the actual out-of-pocket costs are.
Blog text (21) -
I am apt to believe not one farthing of it has ever been accounted for to the king or brought into the Exchequer.
Academic text (2006) -
Just two farthings.
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My father didn’t leave me a farthing.
Fiction book (1993) -
He doesn't have a farthing to his name, which makes it hard for him to buy even a snack.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small coin worth one of 100 parts of a pound or dollar
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An old British coin worth one twentieth of a pound before 1971
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1.0
Small coins or money you do not need and carry with you
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2.3
A small amount of money in coins that is not worth much
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2.5
A small amount of money, usually coins, kept for minor expenses
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3.1
Small coins people keep in pockets or jars
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9.9
An old British coin worth six pence used before 1971
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9.9
An old British coin worth two pennies or a very small amount of money
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9.9
A small amount of something you can buy for one penny
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8.1
A very small, unimportant amount
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9.9
A small old British coin worth half a penny from before 1971
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9.9
An old French coin or a very small amount of money
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A small old coin from the Netherlands worth very little money
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A former British coin worth half of a penny, used until 1984
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Having little or no value
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An old English coin worth four pennies used before Britain changed to decimal money
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Old British coin worth two shillings or a similar coin used in other countries
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9.1
A small British coin worth two pennies
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9.9
A small old British coin worth three pennies before Britain changed to decimal money
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9.9
A British coin worth three old pence used before Britain changed its money
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9.9
A former British coin worth two shillings and sixpence
A very small amount of money that is worth almost nothing
A very small amount of something you can buy for half a penny
A very small amount, like a little food or money
A small amount you can buy for one penny
A very small coin from long ago in Scotland and the Netherlands
A United States coin worth half a dollar
A small British coin that is worth five pence
A very small amount of money or a small favor given as a token
A former British coin worth eight pennies
An old British coin worth nine pennies
An old British coin worth six pence used before the change to decimal money
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Etymology
Farthing comes from an old word for fourth, which means 'a fourth part' or 'one quarter'. That's why a farthing was a small coin worth a quarter of a penny and why the word now can mean a very small amount.