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
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.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The comedian, who performed on the sketch show from 2008 until 2017, offered his two cents on the recent cast shakeup during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
But this week, given his familiarity with the Browns, his two cents might be priceless.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
So, their two cents aren’t worth much.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The comedian, who performed on the sketch show from 2008 until 2017, offered his two cents on the recent cast shakeup during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
But this week, given his familiarity with the Browns, his two cents might be priceless.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
So, their two cents aren’t worth much.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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