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Spence vs Pence - What's the difference?

spence | pence |

As nouns the difference between spence and pence

is that spence is (dated) a buttery or pantry while pence is .

spence

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • Short form of the male given name Spencer.
    • English diminutives of male given names

    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