tenpence

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noun

A coin worth ten old pence.

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Meanings

nountenpence (countable and uncountable, plural tenpences)

plural tenpences

  1. IrelandUKcountableobsoleteuncountableA coin worth ten old pence.
  2. IrelandUKcountablerareuncountableA coin worth ten new pence.

    Synonyms: florin, cutter

  3. IrelandUKcountableobsoleteuncountableThe value of ten old pence.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA coin worth ten new pence.

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florincutter

Origin

From ten + pence.

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Cite this entry
APA

tenpence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenpence

MLA

“tenpence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenpence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenpence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenpence.

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