noun🔗SharePennyIn the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.""Before decimalisation, sweets cost only a few pence each." "Avant la décimalisation, les bonbons ne coûtaient que quelques penny chacun.valueeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePenny, souIn the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p."The sweets at the corner shop cost just 20 pence each. "Les bonbons de l'épicerie du coin coûtent seulement 20 pence chacun.economyvaluebusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePencesIn Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p."Before the euro, a loaf of bread in Ireland might have cost 80 pence. "Avant l'euro, un pain en Irlande aurait pu coûter 80 pences.economyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCentimeIn the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢."I found three pence in my pocket this morning, but it wasn't enough to buy a candy. "J'ai trouvé trois centimes dans ma poche ce matin, mais ce n'était pas suffisant pour acheter un bonbon.financeeconomyvalueamountcommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSou, pièce de monnaieIn various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin."My grandmother gave me five pence for buying bread at the local bakery. "Ma grand-mère m'a donné cinq sous pour acheter du pain à la boulangerie du coin.economyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnité de taille des clousA unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d."The hardware store only sold nails in bulk, and the sign read, "Common nails: 8 pence." "La quincaillerie ne vendait des clous qu'en gros, et l'enseigne indiquait : "Clous courants : 8 pence."businesscommerceunitnumberitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArgent, monnaieMoney in general."to turn an honest penny"Gagner honnêtement de l'argent.economyfinancebusinessassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
