penny
31penny — pennied, adj. /pen ee/, n., pl. pennies, (esp. collectively for 2, 3) pence, adj. n. 1. a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent. 2. Also called new penny …
32penny — n. 1) to pinch pennies ( to be frugal ) 2) (misc.) a pretty penny ( a large sum of money ); (BE; colloq.) the penny drops ( somebody finally understands ); (BE; colloq.) to spend a penny ( to use a toilet ) * * * [ penɪ] (BE; colloq.) the penny… …
33penny — see a penny saved is a penny earned penny wise and pound foolish a bad penny always turns up in for a penny, in for a pound no penny, no paternoster take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves …
34Penny — This interesting surname was originally a byname for a person of wealth. A penny in Anglo Saxon and later England, when coins were few, had great purchasing power, and could well be applied to people of substance. The word penny derives from the… …
35penny — noun (plural for separate coins pennies, for a sum of money pence) 1》 (abbrev.: p.) a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound. ↘(abbrev.: d.) a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a… …
36penny — pen•ny [[t]ˈpɛn i[/t]] n. pl. pen•nies, (esp. collectively for2,3,11)pence. 1) num a monetary unit of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S., equal to 1/100 of a dollar; one cent 2) num Also called new penny a monetary… …
37penny — [ˈpeni] noun [C] 1) (plural pence) a small unit of money in the UK There are 100 pence in one pound. 2) (plural pennies) a small coin in the US or Canada that is worth one CENT • every penny all of an amount of money[/ex] The legal case cost them …
38Penny — Pẹn|ny 〈m.; s, s od. (bei einzelnen Stücken, bei Zahlenangaben) Pence; Abk.: p〉 Währungseinheit in Großbritannien, 1/100 Pfund ● six pence, three pence; meine letzten Pennys [engl.] * * * Pen|ny [ pɛni ], der; s, (einzelne Stücke:) s u. (als… …
39penny — A cent in United States or Canadian money, the coin of lowest denomination. A British coin equaling one twelfth of a shilling. See averpenny; bord halfpenny; testing penny; God s penny; hundred penny; inpeny; outpenny; pence …
40penny — noun (plural pennies or pence) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; akin to Old High German pfenning, a coin Date: before 12th century 1. a. a monetary unit of the United Kingdom formerly equal to… …
