two cents

noun

1
or two cents' worth : an opinion offered on a topic under discussion
send your two cents' worth to your senator
2
: a sum or object of very small value : practically nothing
said angrily that for two cents he'd punch your nose

Examples of two cents in a Sentence

a passionate environmentalist who would work for two cents if her job did something to reduce global warming
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of two cents was circa 1939

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“Two cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two%20cents. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

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