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pence

 (pĕns)
n. Chiefly British
A plural of penny1.
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pence

(pɛns)
n
(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]
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pence
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pence

n pl of pennyPence 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.
"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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Now known as Pence Construction, the firm stated that the move also is intended to emphasize the history of the company, which was founded in Salem in 1949 by Dale Pence.
On Tuesday, the vice president's office said that North Korea had "dangled a meeting" with Pence in hopes that doing so would entice Pence to ease up on the North.
When GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump named Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate, Republicans and conservatives immediately appeared torn.
Americans United issued a press statement noting that Pence is a favorite of the Religious Right.
Unlike many vice presidential running mates, the mild-mannered Pence was not tapped as the attack dog in the Nov 8 presidential election.
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