gonce

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Meaning · English

Money.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used Australian English

Examples

If you guess how many peas is there you get five blanky pounds! / Fair? and square! / And the nearest guess will get the gonce as sure as you are there!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “gonce” mean?

Money.

Is “gonce” formal or informal?

gonce is generally slang.