pence

P3E1N1C3E1
stressed/pɛns/in compounds, unstressed/pəns/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English penies ← Old English peniġ ← Proto-West Germanic *panning →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

pence1

noun
  1. pluralplural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).

Pence2

proper nounPence (plural Pences)

plural Pences

  1. A surname.

    The death of anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly on Monday brought commiserations from the GOP ticket. Donald Trump tweeted that she was “truly great.” Mike Pence called her “the First Lady of the Conservative Movement.” Pence wasn’t exaggerating.

    2016 September 6, Timothy Stanley, “How Phyllis Schlafly gave us Sarah Palin”, in CNN
    1. USgovernmentUsed specifically of Mike Pence

      But he [Mike Pence]’s no Trump in any sense. […] The base respects Pence and his loyal service, but he just does not have the covfefe that the base needs and wants in 2024.

      2020, Kurt Schlichter, The 21 Biggest Lies about Donald Trump (and You!), Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pee

Origin

pence · noun

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)
  2. Latinpatina
  3. Latinpanna?
  4. Latinpannus?
  5. Proto-Germanic*panningaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*panning
  7. Old Englishpeniġ
  8. Middle Englishpenies
  9. Englishpence

14th century contraction of penies (“pennies”), collective plural of penny.

More words from Middle English

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Pence · proper noun

  1. GermanPentz
  2. EnglishPence

Americanized spelling of German Pentz or Benz.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 彭斯
  • 彭斯 (Péngsī)surname
Japanese ペンス
  • ペンス (Pensu)surname
Korean 펜스
  • 펜스 (Penseu)surname
Russian Пенс
  • Пенс (Pɛns)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pence

sensedefenseexpensehencedefenceoffenseintensefencedensesuspensecommenceimmensetensethencewhencespencedispensecondenserecompensepretencereminiscencecensecompenseflense
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Cite this entry
APA

pence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pence

MLA

“pence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pence.

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