pence

A2
US /pɛns/ UK /pɛns/
name noun Freq #16495

Meanings

  1. 1
    name

    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.

  2. 2
    noun

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

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Pentz or Benz.

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