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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. pennie بِنس: نُقود إنجليزيَّه пени penny penny der Penny πένα penique, centavo penn پنی penny penny פֶּנִי पेनी, ब्रिटिश मुद्रा britanski novac,peni penny ketip pennÿ penny ペニー 페니(영국의 화폐 단위) pensas penijs, penss peni penny penny, cent pens penny penny пенни, пенс penny peni peni penny เหรียญเพนนีของอังกฤษมีค่าเท่ากับ 1/12 ชิลลิง peni 便士(英國輔幣單位) пенс برطانوي کرنسي ميں ايک کا سواں حصہ xu 便士（英国辅币单位）

2 in certain countries, a coin of low value. pennie, sent قِطعَة نُقود زَهيدة القيمَه пени haléř, cent penny; øre; cent etc der Pfennig κέρμα μικρής αξίας centavo penn سنت penni sou, cent פֶּנִי पेंनी, कम मूल्य का सिक्का peni garas ketip pennÿ (centesimo) 小銭 (일부 국가에서의) 소액의 동화(銅貨) grašis, smulkus pinigas, centas grasis, cents duit syiling bernilai rendah duit skilling, øre grosz centavo cent, bănuţ монета малого достоинства halier, cent novčič novčić penny, slant เงินเหรียญที่มีมูลค่าต่ำสุด sent 硬幣 пенні کم قيمت کا سکہ đồng xu 硬币

3 the value of such a coin. pennie, sent قيمة البِنْس пени penny, cent penny; øre der Pfennig δεκάρα centavo penn یک صدم دلار penni penny, cent פֶּנִי इस तरह के सिक्के का मूल्य kovani novac garas ketip pennÿ penny, centesimo その価値 푼돈, 한 푼 grašis, skatikas grasis, sīknauda sen duit penny, cent grosz centavo penny, cent пенни penny, cent peni vrednost novčića penny, cent, öre ค่าเงินต่ำสุด 1 sent 一便士的價值 монета в 1 цент سکہ کي قيمت số tiền 一便士的价值

adj ˈpenniless

very poor; with little or no money a penniless old man. platsak, brandarm مُعْدَم، بِدون مال беден bez haléře ludfattig ohne einen Pfennig Geld απένταρος sin un duro, pelado, en números rojos purupaljas فقیر rutiköyhä sans le sou חֲסַר פְּרוטָה दरिद्र, गरीब bez novaca,siromašan nincstelen miskin auralaus senza un soldo 無一文の 퍽 가난한, 무일푼의 bepinigis, nuskurdęs nabadzīgs tdk berduit langsung straatarm blakk, pengelens biedny, bez grosza sem um tostão fără un cent/un ban (în buzunar) очень бедный, без гроша bez haliera brez ficka bez prebijene pare utfattig ซึ่งหมดเนื้อหมดตัว beş parasız, meteliksiz 貧窮的，身無分文的 той, що без гроша انتہائي غريب không một xu dính túi 贫穷的，身无分文的