▶ USAGE Since the decimalization of British currency and the introduction of the abbreviationp, as in 10p, 85p, etc, the abbreviation has tended to replace pence in speech, as in 4p(ˌfɔːˈpiː), 12p(ˌtwɛlvˈpiː), etc
Pence in British English
(pɛns)
noun
Michael (Richard), known as Mike. born 1959, US Republican politician; vice president from 2017
pence in American English
(pɛns)
noun
pl. of
penny (sense 1) penny (sense 1a) penny (sense 1b)
, used also in compounds [twopence]
Word origin
ME pens, contr. of penies, pl. of peny, penny
Examples of 'pence' in a sentence
pence
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Owen and I paid the woman at the entrance twenty pence and became youth club members for the night.
David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
Then, from his other pocket, he found twenty pence in loose change.
Leeson, Robert THE THIRD CLASS GENIE (2003)
And the point I want to make is how very little pounds, shillings, and pence have to do with all this.
Penelope Fitzgerald HUMAN VOICES (2003)
Mrs. Whitaker gave fifty pence to Marie, who gave her ten pence change and a brown paper bag to put the books and the Holy Grail in.
Neil Gaiman SMOKE AND MIRRORS (2003)
All related terms of 'pence'
new penny
(in Britain ) a bronze coin having a value equal to one hundredth of a pound
penny
In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money.
winn
a penny
ha'pence
a small British coin worth half a new penny , withdrawn from circulation in 1985
Peter's pence
an annual tax , originally of one penny , formerly levied for the maintenance of the Papal See : abolished by Henry VIII in 1534
Chinese translation of 'pence'
pence
(pɛns) (Brit)
n pl
ofpenny
penny
(ˈpɛnɪ)
Word forms:plpennies, Britpence
n(c)
(Brit, after 1971) 便士 (biànshì) (枚, méi)
(US, inf) 分 (fēn)
it was worth every penny那非常值得 (nà fēicháng zhídé)
it won't cost you a penny这(這)不会(會)花你一分一厘(釐) (zhè bù huì huā nǐ yī fēn yī lí)
Nearby words of
pence
pen pal
penalize
penalty
pence
pencil
pencil case
pencil in
All related terms of 'pence'
penny
( Brit : after 1971 ) 便士 biànshì [ 枚 méi ]
20 pence in the pound
每1英镑(鎊)中的20便士 měi yī yīngbàng zhōng de èrshí biànshì