B1 plural p, pence or pennies abbreviation p the smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound, or a small coin worth this much. You use "pence" or, more informally, "p" when you are talking about the units of money and pennies when you are talking about the coins themselves.（英国）便士（最小的货币单位，100便士为1英镑，表示币值时用 pence 或在非正式场合也可用 p，而表示硬币本身时用 pennies）

plural pennies in the US and Canada, a cent or a coin of this value（美国和加拿大的）分（币）

plural pence or pennies also old penny, abbreviation d in the UK before 1971, a large coin. There were twelve pennies in a shilling.便士（英国在1971年以前使用的大硬币，12便士等于1先令）

plural pence or pennies used when talking about the smallest amount of money possible一枚钱；一分一厘

used in the past with numbers to show how many pence something cost（旧时的用法）值…便士的