Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 26 compound words that contain pence. The most common are listed below. Open pence in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- old penceplural of old penny: The pre-decimalisation United Kingdom penny, ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling. Symbol: d
- Peter's penceThe alms-fee.
- school penceA small sum of money taken to school by a child as payment for the teaching they receive.
- Pharaoh's pencenummulites
- half-penceObsolete form of halfpence (obsolete plural of halfpenny).
- new penceplural of new penny: Following decimalisation, the name given to the coin worth one hundredth of a pound; now known simply as the penny. Symbol: p
- halfe-penceObsolete form of halfpence: A halfpenny.
Compound words 26
- sixpenceThe value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
- threepenceThe amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new).
- twopenceA British or Irish coin worth two (old or new) pence.
- fourpenceA monetary amount of four pence.
- pencelesspenniless; entirely lacking money
- fivepenceA monetary amount of five pence.
- fourteenpenceThe monetary amount of fourteen pence.
- nineteenpenceThe monetary amount of nineteen pence.
- seventeenpenceThe monetary amount of seventeen pence.
- sixteenpenceThe monetary amount of sixteen pence.