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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Martha Stewart threatened to burn down her own home over husband's cheating 'right on our property' Stewart had shared her two cents about the Red Notice star as a guest on Bilt Rewards' Rent Free game show. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Nationally, gas prices were $3.18 a gallon, two cents lower than a week ago. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024 Some local districts charged around two cents per meal or asked parents to pitch in food supplies, but some served everyone for free regardless of income. Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 12 Oct. 2024 Joshua Jackson can neither confirm nor deny our Doctor Odyssey suspicions — but that won’t stop him from offering his two cents. Claire Franken, TVLine, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for two cents 

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 24 Nov. 2024.

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