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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

pence

/pɛns/

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What does pence mean?

noun

  1. plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. Used specifically of Mike Pence

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IPA pronunciation

/pɛns/

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If such be the real name the legend about the mint falls to the ground, Cernioge having nothing to do with pence.
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648
When their master has occasion for their labour, he gives them, besides, two pecks of oatmeal a-week, worth about sixteen pence sterling.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
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He played on with spirit, and in half an hour had earned in pence what was a small fortune to a destitute man.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
His apprenticeship over, Telford went on working as a journeyman at Langholm, his wages at the time being only eighteen pence a day.
Samuel SmilesThe Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer With an Introductory History of Roads and Travelling in Great BritainProject Gutenberg ebook #939
If you tie it with string, and mark it MS. for printing, it will not cost, I should think, more than 4 pence.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087