"tenpence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tenpences [plural]
Etymology: ten + pence Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ten|pence}} ten + pence Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenpence (plural tenpences)
  1. (obsolete, British, Ireland) A coin worth ten old pence. Tags: British, Ireland, obsolete Categories (topical): Ten
    Sense id: en-tenpence-en-noun-6TFeugrM Disambiguation of Ten: 34 34 32 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 33
  2. (rare, British, Ireland) A coin worth ten new pence. Tags: British, Ireland, rare Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies, History of the United Kingdom, Ten Categories (place): Ireland Synonyms: florin, cutter
    Sense id: en-tenpence-en-noun-YNDfbewC Disambiguation of Coins: 35 47 18 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 27 55 18 Disambiguation of History of the United Kingdom: 30 41 29 Disambiguation of Ten: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Ireland: 30 40 30 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 33
  3. (obsolete, British, Ireland) The value of ten old pence. Tags: British, Ireland, obsolete Categories (topical): Ten
    Sense id: en-tenpence-en-noun-J1J3oPYR Disambiguation of Ten: 34 34 32 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tenpence to the shilling Related terms: twopence, tuppence, threepence, fourpence, fivepence, sixpence, eightpence

Inflected forms

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