farthing
British copper coin
A farthing was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny—the smallest denomination in circulation until 1961.
The word now appears mainly in historical contexts or idioms suggesting trivial amounts: I don't care a farthing what he thinks.
She hadn't a farthing to her name.
One-cent piece
- halfpennyFraction of a cent
- threepenceFormer British three-penny coin
- groatHistorical English fourpenny piece
- shillingFormer British monetary unit
sixpence · guinea · sovereign · copper · numismatics · mintage · obverse · reverse
Extreme reluctance to spend
- miteMinuscule arachnid parasite
- widow's miteSacrificial gift from poverty
- small changeLow-denomination currency
- red centIdiomatic worthless sum
Insultingly small payment
- trifleInsignificant matter or thing
- negligibleToo small to consider
- worthlessLacking any value
- pettyOf little importance
trivial · inconsequential · meager · paltry · minuscule · nominal · token · nothing
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- RegencyProxy rule period
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
sterling · pence · monarchy · Westminster · London · England · Commonwealth · pre-decimal
No longer available
- demonetizedHad income removed
- pre-decimalCurrency before metrication
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- bygoneOf earlier times
historical · relic · defunct · phased out · retired · forgotten · lapsed · superseded
penny
One-cent piece
- halfpennyFraction of a cent
- threepenceFormer British three-penny coin
- groatHistorical English fourpenny piece
shilling · sixpence · guinea · sovereign · copper · numismatics · mintage · obverse · reverse · collectible
penny-pinching
Extreme reluctance to spend
- miteMinuscule arachnid parasite
- widow's miteSacrificial gift from poverty
- small changeLow-denomination currency
pittance
Insultingly small payment
- trifleInsignificant matter or thing
- negligibleToo small to consider
- worthlessLacking any value
petty · trivial · inconsequential · meager · paltry · minuscule · nominal · token · nothing · cent
Victorian
Of a prim era
pound · sterling · pence · monarchy · Westminster · London · England · Commonwealth · pre-decimal · Britannia
discontinued
No longer available
- demonetizedHad income removed
- pre-decimalCurrency before metrication
- antiquatedOld and outdated
bygone · historical · relic · defunct · phased out · retired · forgotten · lapsed · superseded · outmoded
farthingpound
Weight, strike, or kennel
sovereign · fortune · king's ransom · wealth · guinea
farthinglegal tender
Officially recognized payment medium
pound sterling · euro · penny
- penny farthingOversized-front-wheel bicycle
- brass farthingSmallest former British coin