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

Wanda Sykes is adding her two cents to the outcry from the comic community following ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025

The former Tonight Show host offered his two cents on the Jimmy Kimmel Live comedian's indefinite suspension from ABC, speaking highly of him despite their rocky history. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025

The company recently expanded into the hemp market with its Nano-H machine, which can roll 5,000 joints per minute at a cost of two cents each. —Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Swift met Mama Kelce right at the very beginning of this love story, but it’s taken longer for Papa to offer his two cents. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 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