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pen·ny  (pn)

n. pl. pen·nies

1. See Table at currency.

2. In the United States and Canada, the coin that is worth one cent.

3. pl. pence (pns)

a. Abbr. p. A coin used in Great Britain since 1971, worth ¹/₁₀₀ of a pound. Also called new penny.

b. Abbr. d. A coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth ¹/₁₂ of a shilling or ¹/₂₄₀ of a pound.

4. Any of various coins of small denomination.

5. A sum of money.

6. One of a set of colored, usually sleeveless shirts worn as a temporary team uniform, as when scrimmaging.

Idiom:

pretty penny

A considerable sum of money: I paid a pretty penny for that ring.

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[Middle English, an English coin, from Old English penig.]

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penny

Noun

pl pennies or pence

1. a British bronze coin worth one hundredth of a pound

2. a former British and Australian coin worth one twelfth of a shilling

3. pl pennies US & Canad a cent

4. Informal, chiefly Brit the least amount of money: I don't have a penny

5. a pretty penny Informal a considerable sum of money

6. spend a penny Brit & NZ informal to urinate

7. the penny dropped Informal the explanation of something was finally understood [Old English penig, pening]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid, pound - the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, pound - formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
	2.	penny - a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit cent, centime coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money copper - a copper penny new penny - a coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound

Translations

penny [pl pennies or (BRIT) pence] [ˈpɛnɪ, ˈpɛnɪz, pɛns] n (BRIT) → penique m;

(US) → centavo

penny [pennies or pence , pl ] [ˈpɛnɪ, ˈpɛnɪz, pɛns] n (Brit) → penny m;

(US) → cent m

penny [ˈpɛnɪ] [pennies , pence ] (Brit) (pl) n → Penny m;

(US) → Cent m;

it was worth every penny → es war jeden Pfennig wert;

it won't cost you a penny → es kostet dich keinen Pfennig

penny [pl pennies or pence] [ˈpɛnɪ, ˈpɛnɪz, pɛns] n → penny m (pl = pence);

(US) → centesimo

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penny

n penny [ˈpeni]

1 in British currency, the hundredth part of `1 It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.pennieبِنس: نُقود إنجليزيَّهпениpennypennyder Pennyπέναpenique, centavopennپنیpennypennyפֶּנִיपेनी, ब्रिटिश मुद्राbritanski novac,penipennyketippennÿpennyペニー페니(영국의 화폐 단위)pensaspenijs, pensspenipennypenny, centpenspennypennyпенни, пенсpennypenipenipennyเหรียญเพนนีของอังกฤษมีค่าเท่ากับ 1/12 ชิลลิงpeni便士(英國輔幣單位)пенсبرطانوي کرنسي ميں ايک کا سواں حصہxu便士（英国辅币单位）

2 in certain countries, a coin of low value. pennie, sentقِطعَة نُقود زَهيدة القيمَهпениhaléř, centpenny; øre; cent etcder Pfennigκέρμα μικρής αξίαςcentavopennسنتpennisou, centפֶּנִיपेंनी, कम मूल्य का सिक्काpenigarasketippennÿ(centesimo)小銭(일부 국가에서의) 소액의 동화(銅貨)grašis, smulkus pinigas, centasgrasis, centsduit syiling bernilai rendahduitskilling, øregroszcentavocent, bănuţмонета малого достоинстваhalier, centnovčičnovčićpenny, slantเงินเหรียญที่มีมูลค่าต่ำสุดsent硬幣пенніکم قيمت کا سکہđồng xu硬币

3 the value of such a coin. pennie, sentقيمة البِنْسпениpenny, centpenny; øreder Pfennigδεκάραcentavopennیک صدم دلارpennipenny, centפֶּנִיइस तरह के सिक्के का मूल्यkovani novacgarasketippennÿpenny, centesimoその価値푼돈, 한 푼grašis, skatikasgrasis, sīknaudasenduitpenny, centgroszcentavopenny, centпенниpenny, centpenivrednost novčićapenny, cent, öreค่าเงินต่ำสุด1 sent一便士的價值монета в 1 центسکہ کي قيمتsố tiền一便士的价值

adj ˈpenniless

very poor; with little or no money a penniless old man.platsak, brandarmمُعْدَم، بِدون مالбеденbez haléřeludfattigohne einen Pfennig Geldαπένταροςsin un duro, pelado, en números rojospurupaljasفقیرrutiköyhäsans le souחֲסַר פְּרוטָהदरिद्र, गरीबbez novaca,siromašannincstelenmiskinauralaussenza un soldo無一文の퍽 가난한, 무일푼의bepinigis, nuskurdęsnabadzīgstdk berduit langsungstraatarmblakk, pengelensbiedny, bez groszasem um tostãofără un cent/un ban (în buzunar)очень бедный, без грошаbez halierabrez fickabez prebijene pareutfattigซึ่งหมดเนื้อหมดตัวbeş parasız, meteliksiz貧窮的，身無分文的той, що без грошаانتہائي غريبkhông một xu dính túi贫穷的，身无分文的