Definitions for pence
pɛnspence

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pencenoun

   (the sub-unit of the pound sterling).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pencenoun

   The plural of penny;

   Etymology: formed from pennies, by a contraction usual in the rapidity of colloquial speech.

   The same servant found one of his fellow servants, which owed him an hundred pence, and took him by the throat. Mat.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Pencenoun

   pl. of Penny. See Penny

2. Pence

   of Penny

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pence

   Pence is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 198 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Pence is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Germania is also located in the town.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pence

   pens, n. plural of penny (q.v.).

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PENCE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pence is ranked #2965 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pence surname appeared 12,101 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Pence.
   
   94.8% or 11,483 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 229 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 182 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 87 total occurrences were Black.
   0.5% or 63 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 58 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pence' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1091

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pence' in Nouns Frequency: #2511

How to pronounce pence?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pence in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pence in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of pence in a Sentence

1. David Kochel:

   Pence needs to figure out how to defend his own actions to follow the Constitution while not hitting that trip wire.

2. John Gay:

   A fox may steal your hens, Sir, a whore your health and pence, Sir, your daughter rob your chest, Sir, your wife may steal your rest, Sir, a thief your goods and plate. But this is all but picking, with rest, pence, chest and chicken; it ever was decreed, Sir, if lawyer's hand is feed, Sir, he steals your whole estate.

3. Michael Rapaport:

   Growing up here in New York,( Donald Trump) has always been a part of the culture of New York, donald Trump reflects the old New York, a three card monte player who would be at Times Square hustling people playing the three card monte trick, and Mike Pence is the guy who's in on it but who acts like Mike Pence's just there getting Mike Pence money stolen.

4. Accendo Markets analyst Augustin Eden:

   1065 pence (is) now a realistic target for shares given the broad agreement between East and 'softly softly' activist fund ValueAct as to where to redirect strategy.

5. James Madison:

   The people of the U.S. owe their Independence & their liberty, to the wisdom of descrying in the minute tax of 3 pence on tea, the magnitude of the evil comprised in the precedent. Let them exert the same wisdom, in watching against every evil lurking under plausible disguises, and growing up from small beginnings.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pence
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pence
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pence
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pence
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pence
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html