Meaning & use
Pence
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The plural form of penny, used as a unit of British currency equal to one-hundredth of a pound.
See it in a sentence
The chocolate bar cost eighty pence at the corner shop.
He counted out the pence to pay the exact bus fare.
A note on using this word
In British usage, 'pence' refers to the value of money (e.g., fifty pence), while 'pennies' refers to individual coins.
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