six\ bits

six\ bits
noun slang
Seventy-five cents.

"Lend me six bits till Friday, Sam," said Jim. "I've spent all my allowance."

Compare: two bits

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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