British money There are 100 pence in a pound. Sums of money | Learn English with us
British money
There are 100 pence in a pound. Sums of money are named as follows: 1pone penny (informal one p (/piː/) (OR a penny))
5pfive pence (informal five p)
£3.75three pounds seventy-five (pence) OR (more formal) three pounds and seventy-five pence
Some people now use the plural pence as a singular in informal speech; pound is sometimes used informally as a plural. That’s two pounds and one pence, please. It cost me eight pound fifty.
Singular forms are used in expressions like a five-pound note. However, pence is often used instead of penny (a five-pence stamp).
American money
There are 100 cents (¢) in a dollar ($). One-cent coins are called pennies; five-cent coins are nickels; ten-cent coins are dimes; a twenty-five cent coin is a quarter.
