penny

Speech parts

1. penny - Noun

2. penny - Adjective

3. penny - Verb

4. Penny - Proper noun

Meaning

Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds.

An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius).

Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.

Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.

See Denarius.

Worth or costing one penny.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cent pittance copper pence centime sen lyra brown knut sou farthing pfennig century money plum
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Antonyms

big money debt poverty obligation liability arrears
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Hypernyms

coin subunit fractional monetary unit

Hyponyms

copper new penny

Phrases with the word

penny for your thoughts turn an honest penny the penny drops penny for them in for a penny ha'penny starver

Derivatives

pennies pence

Anagrams

Pynne

Examples

All lovely things will have an ending, All lovely things will fade and die; And youth, that's now so bravely spending, Will beg a penny by and by. Conrad Aiken

A penny saved is a penny earned. Benjamin Franklin

Penny saved is a penny got. Henry Fielding

A bad penny always comes back. German Proverb

A penny spared is better than a florin gained. Dutch Proverb

A penny saved is a penny earned. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Pennsylvanian German Pennsylvanian period pennsylvanian star penny ante penny ante poker penny arcade