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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That's up two cents from the day before.
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 May 2026
That's up 12 cents from the day prior and two cents higher than the overall state average.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Now the Republicans on Beacon Hill have put in their two cents.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 May 2026
That's up 12 cents from the day prior and two cents higher than the overall state average.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Now the Republicans on Beacon Hill have put in their two cents.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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
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 6 May. 2026.
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