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

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

Chris Kelley has been an assistant coach dating back to 2021-22 under Bruce Cassidy, Zdeno Chara has become a regular off-ice contributor to the staff starting late last year and now Bergeron has been asked for his two cents. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026

Jon Stewart is adding his two cents to the Timothée Chalamet classical arts discourse. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 Mar. 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