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Pounds vs Pence - What's the difference?

pounds | pence |

As nouns the difference between pounds and pence

is that pounds is plural of lang=en while pence is plural of lang=en (the sub-unit of the pound sterling).

As a verb pounds

is third-person singular of pound.

pounds

English

Noun

(head) (p)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (pound)

    • Anagrams

    *

    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