pence
English
Norwegian Nynorsk
pence - English
Pronunciation
( UK, Ireland ) IPA: /pɛns/ ( stressed ) , IPA: /pəns/ ( unstressed and in compounds )
Noun
pence
plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
Usage notes
This is the collective plural, used when referring to a sum of money, as in These apples are twenty pence each. When referring to several coins each worth one penny, the correct plural is pennies , as in I have one tenpence coin and three pennies.
Descendants
→ Arabic: بِنْس ( bins )
→ Chinese:
→ Esperanto: penco
→ Hindi: पेन्स pl ( pens )
→ Marathi: पेन्स pl ( pensa )
→ Norwegian:
Norwegian Bokmål: pence pl
Norwegian Nynorsk: pence pl
→ Russian: пенс ( pens )
→ Uyghur: پەنس ( pens )
pence - Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
pence m
indefinite plural of penny
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