Penny

Quick meaning: Penny is a noun meaning In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.

Meaning

In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.

More Meanings

1. In the US and (formerly) Canada, a one-cent coin, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.
2. In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.
3. A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.
4. Money in general.
5. (historical) In Ireland, a coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
6. (slang) To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
7. (historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

Example Sentences

to turn an honest penny

What penny hath Rome borne, / What men provided, what munition sent?

Holy shit! A hundred and eleven pennies! At that point, that dog had more Lincoln in him than Mary Todd.

Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall.

Word Forms

• pennies
• pence
• pens
• peny
• penie
• pennie
• pennying
• pennied

Synonyms for penny

Depending on context, synonyms include cent, centime, priced.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include centime, cent, priced, sou, franc, dime.

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