# pence

Pronunciation: say "PENS" /pɛns/

## Noun

1. Plural of penny. — plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
   - Simple: Plural of penny. Used for amounts of British money, while US coins are called pennies.
   - _The bus fare went up by twenty pence last month._
   - _She counted out the last few pence from her purse._

## Origin

This is a 14th-century contraction of "penies" (pennies), the collective plural of penny.

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