tenpence
tenpence · tenpences
A coin worth ten old penceA coin worth ten old pence.
Meaning
3 senses(Ireland, UK, countable, rare, uncountable)A coin worth ten new pence.
(Ireland, UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A coin worth ten old pence.
a decimal coin worth ten pennies
(Ireland, UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)The value of ten old pence.
Origin
From ten + pence.From ten + pence.
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plural: tenpencesSynonyms
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7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable