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Pence vs Fivepence - What's the difference?

pence | fivepence |

As nouns the difference between pence and fivepence

is that pence is while fivepence is a monetary amount of five pence.

pence

English

Noun

(head)
  • (British) (the sub-unit of the pound sterling).

    • Usage notes

    * This is the collective plural, used when referring to a sum of money, as in These apples are twenty pence each.'' When referring to several coins each worth one penny, the correct plural is pennies, as in ''I have one tenpence coin and three pennies.

    Related terms

    * sixpence * thruppence * tuppence

    References

    English irregular plurals

    fivepence

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A monetary amount of five pence.
  • A coin of this value.