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

For two cents, a student at Normal College (now known as Eastern Michigan University) could read a copy of the Normal College News in 1905. —Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025

News that his Happy Gilmore 2 costar, who announced his engagement to Taylor Swift in August, is doing just fine without his two cents. —Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025

With the Chase Sapphire Reserve® or Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business, your points are worth up to two cents per point. —Ryley Amond, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025

Any time a young guy wants to ask questions, especially playing with a guy like Freddy, being able to chat with him on the bench and being able to give him my opinion and two cents is good. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 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