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pence Definition

pence (pens)

noun

penny (senses & ): used also in compounds [twopence]

Etymology: ME pens, contr. of penies, pl. of peny, penny

pence Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • donate: For every calendar sold Dragonswood will donate 20 pence to The Woodland Trust.
  • earn: In addition some product opinions may earn 1 pence every time a member reads them.
  • cost: Perhaps these products may cost a few pence more.
  • pay: We had to pay 9 pence for the cheap seats.

Adjective modifier

  • twenty-five: Swindon marked the landmark with the publication of a smashing little handbook, priced at just twenty-five pence!
  • few: However, once the plate costs add just a few pence to each copy, the book has reached its minimum cost.

Modifies a noun

  • coin: New Smaller Design In 1997, fifty pence coins were issued in a new, smaller size.
  • sterling: Rates for pc users are shown in pounds and pence sterling per hour, and rates for Mac users are shown in US dollars.
  • postage: Due to the checkout system, a charge of 42 pence postage will be made - hence the slightly strange prices!
  • piece: We used twenty pounds of two pence pieces on a cloth on the table.
  • worth: Well, that's my two pence worth chucked in!

Noun used with modifier

  • twelve: This time the tax was twelve pence, three times higher than in 1377.
  • eleven: A drink ( pint of beer ) at a pub cost eleven pence in money today.

Preposition: in

  • pound: We were looking for him to find just two pence in every pound of tobacco duty for helping smokers to quit.

Preposition: per

  • liter: Current prices start at from 94 pence per liter for unleaded gasoline.
  • kwhr: This cost is also based upon electricity costing 10 pence per kWhr.
  • kwh: The level of tax was set at 0.43 pence per kWh for electricity and 0.15 pence per kWh for gas for the commercial sector.
  • share: A special dividend of 159 pence per share was paid in March 2005.
  • minute: Prices are in pence per minute rounded up to the nearest penny.
  • annum: The average of 7 years of parochial expenses is 136 pounds 8 shillings and 10 pence per annum.
pence Quotes

Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

—Lowndes,William

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