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
The comedian, who performed on the sketch show from 2008 until 2017, offered his two cents on the recent cast shakeup during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Her posts attracted a slew of commenters who raised questions and shared their two cents about the idea.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
So, their two cents aren’t worth much.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
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
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Her posts attracted a slew of commenters who raised questions and shared their two cents about the idea.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
So, their two cents aren’t worth much.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
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
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 7 Nov. 2025.
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