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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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Converting your points into airline miles or hotel points can potentially result in a value upwards of two cents per point — or even more.
—Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
However, Prince William wants to put his two cents to his estranged brother returning to his home country.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
When a customer pays cash and doesn't have exact change, the purchase total is rounded down by as much as two cents or up by as much two cents.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 31 Oct. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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