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
Recent Examples on the Web
The good news for drivers is that gas prices are relatively low now, an average of $3.11 a gallon nationwide according to AAA, up only one cent from the last several days and down about two cents since Trump took office.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Tuesday’s gas price is over two cents cheaper than the end of last week.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Dave Portnoy has put his two cents in on the Alex Cooper and Alix Earle drama.
—Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
And a good thing, too, since our beloved Don, the Donald himself, has just issued an executive order banning the production of a single penny, which costs the mint two cents to make.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Tuesday’s gas price is over two cents cheaper than the end of last week.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Dave Portnoy has put his two cents in on the Alex Cooper and Alix Earle drama.
—Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
And a good thing, too, since our beloved Don, the Donald himself, has just issued an executive order banning the production of a single penny, which costs the mint two cents to make.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for two cents
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“Two cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two%20cents. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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