different between tuppence vs pence

English

Pronunciation

Noun

tuppence (countable and uncountable, plural tuppences)

1. (Britain, informal, dated) Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).

   Milk has gone up to tuppence ha'penny a pint.

   • 1909, W. W. Jacobs, "Prize Money," in Sailor's Knots,

     In less than four days twenty-three men had paid their tuppences to Henery, who 'ad been made the seckitary.
2. (Britain, idiomatic) Opinion.
3. (Britain, slang, usually childish) Vulva or vagina.

Derived terms

• penny plain and tuppence coloured
• don't give tuppence
• not worth tuppence
• tuppence worth

See also

• tuppenny
• threepence

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, Ireland) IPA^(key): /p?ns/ (stressed), IPA^(key): /p?ns/ (unstressed and in compounds)
• Rhymes: -?ns

Noun

pence

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

Usage notes

• This is the collective plural, used when referring to a sum of money, as in These apples are twenty pence each. When referring to several coins each worth one penny, the correct plural is pennies, as in I have one tenpence coin and three pennies.

Related terms

• sixpence
• threepence
• twopence

References