four bits

four bits

Fifty cents. (One "bit" equals 12.5 cents.) Geez, when I was in school, a soft pretzel only cost four-bits!
See also: bit, four
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

four-bits

n. fifty cents. (A bit is equal to twelve and one-half cents.) Here’s four-bits. Keep the change.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • four-bits
  • 4-banger
  • four-banger
  • four wheels
  • four-topper
  • topper
  • four
  • on all fours
  • crumb-crusher
  • four-leaf clover
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