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

Synonyms of two cents

• dime
• peanuts

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

One group that was especially vocal in their opposition to AI was the literary community, and writers and authors across the country didn’t hold back when sharing their two cents. —Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

David Letterman is giving his two cents on Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed taking over the Late Show With Stephen Colbert time slot on CBS. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026

The daughter is most likely not going to listen to the parent’s two cents on this. —R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026

Fishel's first guest, season 23 Jamal Roberts, also threw in his two cents on the matter. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for two cents

• ascents
• assents
• augments
• cements
• consents
• descents
• dissents
• events
• extents
• ferments
• indents
• intents