Definitions for Pence

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Pence pence

Spelling: [pens]

IPA: /pɛns/

Pence is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 33 anagrams from letters in Pence (ceenp).

Definitions for Pence

noun

1. a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
2. a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
3. Also called new penny. a bronze coin and monetary unit of the United Kingdom and various other nations, the 100th part of a pound. Abbreviation: p.
4. a former bronze coin and monetary unit of the United Kingdom and various other nations, the 12th part of a shilling: use phased out in 1971. Abbreviation: d.
5. a sum of money:
6. the length of a nail in terms of certain standard designations from twopenny to sixtypenny.

Idioms

1. a bad penny, someone or something undesirable.
2. a pretty penny, Informal. a considerable sum of money:
3. spend a penny, Chiefly British Slang. to urinate: from the former cost of using a public lavatory.
4. turn an honest penny, to earn one's living honestly; make money by fair means:

adjective

1. Stock Exchange. of, relating to, or being penny stock:

Origin of Pence

1275-1325; Middle English pens, pans

Examples for Pence

But pence, who was slated to keynote this conference in just a few minutes?

When she was dug out afterwards, the pence were found in her pocket.

pence told the crowd, however, that he had only first come to New York 13 years ago, at the age of 40, when he was a congressman.

pence, with his thick mane of hair and thick build, looks great on a flier.

Already the Duke of St. James began to think of pounds, shillings, and pence.

Republicans, she said, are approaching the pence camp to have another look.

But to see her face as he poured the shillings and sixpences and pence into her lap!

Much of the praise of pence is in this vein—he will not embarrass us.

And as they say, 'Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.'

And I am prepared to bet that on occasions they are less generous with their pence.