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pence British & World English

plural form of penny.

p in penny British & World English

a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound

Peter's pence British & World English

an annual tax of one penny from every householder having land of a certain value, paid to the papal see at Rome from Anglo-Saxon times until discontinued in 1534 after Henry VIII’s break with Rome

halfpenny (also ha'penny) British & World English

a former British coin equal to half an old or new penny. The last halfpenny was withdrawn in 1984

twopence (also tuppence) British & World English

the sum of two pence, especially before decimalization (1971)

threepence British & World English

the sum of three pence, especially before decimalization (1971)

pence English-French

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pence English-German

→ see penny

pence English-Italian

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pence English-Spanish

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two/fifty pence [piece] in penny English-German

Zwei-/Fünfzigpencestück

£25 and a few odd pence in odd English-German

25 Pfund und ein paar Pence

a tax of 20 pence in the pound in in English-French

une taxe de 20 pence par livre sterling