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two bits

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction Synonyms of two bits 1 : the value of a quarter of a dollar 2 : something of small worth or importance

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First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler The first known use of two bits was in 1730 See more words from the same year

Rhymes for two bits

• admits
• armpits
• befits
• cockpits
• commits
• dendrites
• emits
• misfits
• omits
• outfits
• permits
• remits

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two-bit two bits two-block See all Nearby Words

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two bits

singular or plural noun : the value of a quarter of a dollar

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