pence in the PONS Dictionary

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pence pl of penny

See also penny

pen·ny <pl -nies [or Brit pence]> ['peni, pl pen(t)s] N

pen·ny <pl -nies [or Brit pence]> ['peni, pl pen(t)s] N

I.'pen·ny-pinch·ing N no pl

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sth is ten a penny Brit
nešto je uobičajeno
sth is ten a penny Brit
nešto što se sreće na svakom ćošku
sth is ten a penny Brit
nečega ima mnogo
a penny for your thoughts! prov
da mi je znati o čemu razmišljaš

pence Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to not cost a penny
biti besplatan
to be worth every penny
vredeti svaki dinar
the penny drops Brit
konačno shvatiti
to spend a penny
ići u toalet inf
a penny for your thoughts! prov
da mi je znati o čemu razmišljaš
to be penny wise and pound-foolish
uzbuđivati se zbog pogrešnih stvari
to be penny wise and pound-foolish
štedljiv kod malih, rasipan kod velikih svota
sth is ten a penny Brit
nešto je uobičajeno
sth is ten a penny Brit
nešto što se sreće na svakom ćošku
sth is ten a penny Brit
nečega ima mnogo

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His plaintive notes sound out as shoppers leave 100 Congolese franc notes (seven pence) on the counter in exchange for biscuits.
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There are a large number of charge bands, some with high pence-per-minute rates, others with a high fixed-price for the entire call.
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Public expenditure in the years 1892-93 was 80,000,000 with income tax at seven pence in the pound.
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Its value depreciated over the next eight years and was then pegged at two shillings four pence sterling in 1906.
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The two pence coin was originally minted from bronze, but since 1992 it has been minted in copper-plated steel due to the increasing price of metal.
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In 2011, the shares were worth 19 pence, representing a taxpayer book loss of 26 billion.
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The pay rates reflected skill, with the draughtsmen getting eight pence a day in 1330, and needlewomen just over twopence.
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You lived next door, and we got to each other's houses through a big cat flap under my kitchen sink that you had to put 50 pence in to open...
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Originally the term new pence was used; the word new was dropped from the coinage in 1982.
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When you are two pence short of a tin of baked beans, and your child is hungry, it is the money.
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