half-crown

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf kroun]
- /hæf, hɑf kraʊn/
- /hɑːf kraʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf kroun]
- /hæf, hɑf kraʊn/

Definitions of half-crown word

noun half-crown a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971. 1
noun half-crown former British coin 1
noun half-crown a British silver or cupronickel coin worth two shillings and sixpence (now equivalent to 121⁄2p), taken out of circulation in 1970 0
noun half-crown a former British coin equal to two shillings and sixpence (21⁄2 shillings) 0
noun half-crown (historical) A pre-decimal coin used in Britain and Ireland, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence. 0

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Origin of half-crown

First appearance:

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1535-45

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Parts of speech for Half-crown

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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half-crown popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.