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pence
/pɛns/ · 5 letters · 4 distinct letters
A form of penny.
- noun
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
- noun
a coin worth one hundredth of the value of the basic unit
Word history
History of penny
From Middle English peny, from Old English peniġ, penniġ, penning (“penny”), from Proto West Germanic *panning, from Proto Germanic *panningaz, of uncertain origin.
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- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
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- Used about 5 times in every million words.
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