penny

  • 21Penny — [Basiswortschatz (Rating 1 1500)] Bsp.: • Sie hatte nur ein paar Pennies in ihrem Geldbeutel. • Die Zeitung kostet 75 Pence …

    Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • 22-penny — [pen′ē, pə nē] combining form forming adjectives 1. costing a (specified) number of pennies 2. having a size designated as (a specified number) [a sixpenny nail is larger than a fourpenny nail, but the numbers in their designations do not specify …

    English World dictionary

  • 23Penny — A penny (pl. pence or pennies) is a coin or a unit of currency used in several English speaking countries.ValueIn the 8th century, Charlemagne declared that 240 pennies or pfennigs should be minted from a pound of silver. A Carolingian pound was… …

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  • 24penny — pen|ny S1 [ˈpeni] n [: Old English; Origin: penning, penig] 1.) a) plural pence abbreviation p a small unit of money in Britain. There are 100 pence in one pound ▪ The bus fare is 80 pence. ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25Penny — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Penny (homonymie). Un Penny du Ghana de 1958 Sur les autres projets Wikimedia  …

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  • 26penny — [[t]pe̱ni[/t]] ♦♦♦ pennies, pence (The form pence is used for the plural of meaning 1.) 1) N COUNT In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money. Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine… …

    English dictionary

  • 27penny */*/ — UK [ˈpenɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms penny : singular penny plural pennies 1) a) Word forms penny : plural pence a small unit of money in the UK There are 100 pence in one pound A local call only costs a few pence. b) Word forms penny :… …

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  • 28penny — n. (pl. for separate coins ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound. Usage: Abbr.: p. 2 hist. a former British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one two hundred and fortieth of a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 29penny — pen|ny [ peni ] noun count * 1. ) (plural pennies) a small coin in the U.S. or Canada worth one CENT 2. ) (plural pence) a small unit of money in the U.K. There are 100 pence in one pound a ) a small coin in the U.K. worth one penny every penny… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30penny — /ˈpɛni / (say penee) noun (plural pennies or, especially collectively, pence) 1. (in Australia before the introduction of decimal currency in 1966) a fractional monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a shilling or ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound. Abbrev.: d 2.… …