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
That's my two cents, but the dynamic is part of the intrigue for the fight.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Nic’s family just put in their two cents for the latest Love Island episode.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 July 2025
Even so, choreographers, dancers, producers and even composers have added their two cents’ worth.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
My two cents: CEOs must invest in bias-detection tools, diverse development teams and transparency mechanisms long before deploying AI at scale.
—Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Nic’s family just put in their two cents for the latest Love Island episode.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 July 2025
Even so, choreographers, dancers, producers and even composers have added their two cents’ worth.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
My two cents: CEOs must invest in bias-detection tools, diverse development teams and transparency mechanisms long before deploying AI at scale.
—Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 23 June 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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