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pence

(pĕns)

n. Chiefly British

A plural of penny¹.

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pence

(pɛns)

(Currencies) a plural of penny

Usage: Since the decimalization of British currency and the introduction of the abbreviation p, as in 10p, 85p, etc, the abbreviation has tended to replace pence in speech, as in 4p (ˌfɔːˈpiː) , 12p (ˌtwɛlvˈpiː) , etc

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pence

(pɛns)

n.

Brit. a pl. of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination): sixpence.

[1275–1325; Middle English pens, pans]

Translations

pence

peni

pence

n pl of penny → Pence pl

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You don't feel nearly so hard up with eleven pence in your pocket as you do with a shilling.

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"First (to get our thoughts in order): Forty-three pence?"

Pumblechook then put me through my pence-table from "twelve pence make one shilling," up to "forty pence make three and fourpence," and then triumphantly demanded, as if he had done for me, "Now!

Pumblechook worked his head like a screw to screw it out of me, and said, "Is forty-three pence seven and sixpence three fardens, for instance?"

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"To get this tax cut across the line, to give the American people the tax relief that they need, we need every ounce of your energy and enthusiasm," Pence (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/13/vice-president-pence-implores-koch-donors-every-ounce-support-tax-cuts/760951001/) told the Republican mega-donors who make up part of the powerful, right-wing political donor network headed by David Koch and his brother Charles, who together run a giant industrial conglomerate and are worth a combined $96.8 billion, according to Forbes.

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