pence

noun

1. 1

   In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.

2. 2

   In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.

3. 3

   In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

4. 4

   In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.

5. 5

   In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.

6. 6

   A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.

7. 7

   Money in general.

   “to turn an honest penny”