five pence

Small UK currency

Five pence is a British coin worth five hundredths of a pound sterling, or the amount itself.

Often shortened to five p in speech: Have you got five p for the trolley?

The small silver-colored coin is among the lowest denominations in circulation.

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MONETARY VALUE (within British small change)

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British one-unit denomination

two pound coin · one penny · fifty pence · tuppence · two pence

scale of wealth/value

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Wealth or destiny

king's ransom · wealth · riches · small fortune · billions

wealth/expense

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Substantial financial sums

serious money · megabucks · wealth · riches

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G