pence

[US]/pens/
[UK]/pɛns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pence, the plural form of penny.
Word Forms
Pluralpences

Phrases & Collocations

a few pence

fifty pence

silver pence

Example Sentences

There are 100 pence to every pound.

These cost ten pence a pound.

a pen for 50 pence 50

He paid 50 pence for the book.

a local income tax running at six pence in the pound.

the news put 12 pence on the share price.

It costs 10 pence to travel three stages.10

a moldy 5 pence for all the work we've done

The fruit costs 30 pence per kilo.

This machine only takes 5-pence coins.

These apples cost 40 pence per pound.

These apples are selling at 40 pence a kilo.

a few pence on the electricity bill is nothing compared with your security.

Payments such as annates and "Peter's Pence" were forbidden.

I gave him a pound, and he gave me 20 pence change.

She counted out fifteen pence and passed it to the salesgirl.

The government has clapped an extra ten pence on a packet of cigarettes.

I staked ten pence upon a horse, and it won.

The company's shares are currently being quoted at 62 pence a share.

As from Sunday,May 1st,all fares on the corporation’s transport services will be increased by ten pence in the pound.

Real-world Examples

Ron was fascinated by the fifty pence.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

One a penny, two a penny. Hot cross buns.

Source: Classic children's song animation Super Simple Songs

And she came out like a shiny new penny.

Source: Pretty Little Liars Season 3

Scrooge refused to give even a penny.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 1)

'Then I'll have one, please, ' said Alice, giving the Sheep five pence.

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Simplified Version)

In America, they'd bring only a penny.

Source: Casablanca Original Soundtrack

Hey, Rach! The tampons here are only a penny.

Source: Friends Season 3

You probably inherited every penny you got!

Source: Tiger and Leopard: The Little Overlord (Original Soundtrack)

As Benjamin Franklin said, 'A penny saved is a penny earned.'

Source: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Grade 10 Second Semester

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