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
But Pope put in his two cents after his final game on Senior Night.
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Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
Obama isn’t nearly the first president to give his two cents on aliens.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
With the petition, the hope is to give fans the opportunity to band together and get their two cents in the conversation.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
But Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, is hitting back with his own two cents for budding workers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
Obama isn’t nearly the first president to give his two cents on aliens.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
With the petition, the hope is to give fans the opportunity to band together and get their two cents in the conversation.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
But Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, is hitting back with his own two cents for budding workers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Feb. 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 11 Mar. 2026.
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