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
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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 That would wipe two cents a share off Starbucks’ earnings, Charles said. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for two cents

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of two cents was circa 1939

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“Two cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two%20cents. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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