English Explanatory Dictionary

pence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
name
  1. A surname.
  2. Used specifically of Mike Pence

Pronunciation

/pɛns/ /pəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pence.wav

Word forms

pence Pences

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peniesder. English pence 14th century contraction of penies (“pennies”), collective plural of penny.

Derived words

eighteenpence eightpence elevenpence fifteenpence fivepence fourpence fourteenpence ninepence nineteenpence penceless sevenpence seventeenpence sixpence sixteenpence tenpence thirteenpence threepence thruppence twelvepence twentypence twopence tuppence

Translations

Armenian: Փենս Chinese Mandarin: 彭斯 Japanese: ペンス Korean: 펜스 Russian: Пенс
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