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Meaning of
penny
in English
penny
us
//pɛni//
uk
//ˈpɛni//
#common
#a2
Plural
pennies
Definitions
Verb
to
drop
a
penny
in
someone's
drink
;
forcing
them
to
finish
it
As
a
prank
,
he
tried
to
penny
his
friend's
drink
.
Noun
a
UK
currency
unit
(
1
/
100
pound
sterling
)
a
US
one-cent
coin
(
1
/
100
dollar
)
The
child
found
a
penny
on
the
sidewalk
and
picked
it
up
.
a
unit
of
nail
size
(
cost
or
quantity
)
The
carpenter
used
pennies
to
measure
the
thickness
of
the
nail
.
a
US
or
Canadian
coin
worth
one
cent
(
1
¢)
She
saved
a
penny
from
her
daily
allowance
in
a
piggy
bank
.
Compounds / Phrases
eightpenny
fivepenny
ninepenny
pennywhistle
pretty penny
sixpenny
tenpenny
threepennyworth
twopenny
penny-farthing
threepenny
new penny
old penny
penny bun
penny loafer
penny whistle
fourpenny
pennywhistles
pennyworths
