The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PENCE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Divisions of British pounds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PENCE | 100 % | 5 |
Why may PENCE be the right solution?
The answer "PENCE" is correct because pence are the smaller units that make up British pounds, similar to cents in dollars.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Divisions of British pounds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- quarter
- quarters
- unit
- stone
- hundredweight
- presidency
- cwt
- ton
- dominion
- tpn
- gross ton
- long hundredweight
Crossword Answer definitions
PENCE noun- In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.
- In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.
- In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
- In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ยข.
- In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.
- A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.
- Money in general.
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