penny
[ pen-ee ]
/ ˈpɛn i /
noun, plural pen·nies, (especially collectively for 2, 3) pence.
a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
Also called new penny.
a bronze coin and monetary unit of the United Kingdom and various other nations, the 100th part of a pound. Abbreviation: p
a former bronze coin and monetary unit of the United Kingdom and various other nations, the 12th part of a shilling: use phased out in 1971. Abbreviation: d.
a sum of money: He spent every penny he ever earned.
the length of a nail in terms of certain standard designations from twopenny to sixtypenny.
adjective
Stock Exchange.
of, relating to, or being penny stock: frenzied speculation in the penny market.
Idioms for penny
Origin of penny
before 900; Middle English
peni, Old English
penig, pænig, pen(n)ing, pending, cognate with Old Frisian
penning, panning, Old Saxon, Dutch
penning, Old High German
pfenning, phantinc, phenting (German
Pfennig), Old Norse
penningr (perhaps < OE); < West Germanic or Germanic
*pandingaz, probably equivalent to
*pand-
pawn2 +
*-ingaz
-ing3
OTHER WORDS FROM penny
pen·nied, adjective un·pen·nied, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH penny
penne pennyWords nearby penny
Definition for penny (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for penny
penny
/ (ˈpɛnɪ) /
noun plural pennies or pence (pɛns)
Word Origin for penny
Old English
penig, pening; related to Old Saxon
penni (
n)
g, Old High German
pfeni (
n)
c, German
Pfennig
Idioms and Phrases with penny
penny