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

• 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

That would wipe two cents a share off Starbucks’ earnings, Charles said. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025

From the airline counter to immigration officials, everyone had their two cents worth at a beleaguered Dehring who could see the silver lining. —Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

So, the question is, why wouldn’t he be paid? Cowboys EVP and CEO Stephen Jones offered his two cents on the matter as fans have heckled his father, Jerry Jones, to pay Parsons. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025

His family — particularly his seven nieces and nephews — act as test subjects for his culinary experiments, each and every one providing their own two cents’ worth throughout the process. —Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for two cents

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