farthing

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɑrðɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fär′ᵺing)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
far•thing /ˈfɑrðɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Currencya former British coin equal to 1/4th of a penny.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
far•thing  (fär′ᵺing),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Currencya former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
  2. something of very small value:I don't care a farthing for your opinion.
  • Middle English ferthing, Old English fēorthing. See fourth, -ing3 bef. 950

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
farthing / ˈfɑːðɪŋ/
  1. a former British bronze coin, worth a quarter of an old penny, that ceased to be legal tender in 1961
  2. something of negligible value; jot
Etymology: Old English fēorthing from fēortha fourth + -ing1
'farthing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ing - F, f - Q, q - QR - half-farthing - ordinary - penny-farthing

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