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pence [pen(t)s] N

pence pl of penny:

See also penny

pen·ny <-nies [or Brit pence]> [ˈpeni, pen(t)s] N

pen·ny <-nies [or Brit pence]> [ˈpeni, pen(t)s] N

I . ˈpen·ny-pinch·ing N no pl

II . ˈpen·ny-pinch·ing ADJ

ˈpen·ny whis·tle N

pen·ny ˈwise ADJ

Usage examples with pence

he left a lousy ten pence tip
pustil je ušivih deset penijev napitnine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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As the currency depreciated over time, it was pegged at two shillings four sterling pence in 1906.
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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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Originally the term new pence was used; the word new was dropped from the coinage in 1982.
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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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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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Other denominations such as the 50 pence and 2 are issued as circulating commemoratives.
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It was equivalent to the pound sterling and was divided into 20 "shillings", each of 12 "pence".
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He spends his last few pence on a lottery ticket but, with no reliable income, is soon forced to exchange it for food.
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The result was never recorded nor the names of the players who took part, but the beer was only two pence a pint.
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