noun

Jefferson

JEH-fuh-suhn

noun

A US two-dollar bill (informal, so called from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson on it).

"He paid for the coffee with a couple of Jeffersons."

"Two-dollar bills are rare, so people sometimes hang onto a Jefferson instead of spending it."

How to Use Jefferson

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSlang for a two-dollar bill, the way "a Benjamin" means a hundred-dollar bill.

When to use it

Informal, mostly American usage.

Common pairings

pay with a Jefferson a couple of Jeffersons

Jeffersons plural

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He paid for the coffee with a couple of _____.

Named after Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president, whose portrait appears on the bill.

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