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- [pen-ee]
- /ˈpɛn i/
- /ˈpeni/
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- [pen-ee]
- /ˈpɛn i/
Definitions of penny word
- noun plural penny a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent. 1
- noun plural penny 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. 1
- noun plural penny 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. 1
- noun plural penny a sum of money: He spent every penny he ever earned. 1
- noun plural penny the length of a nail in terms of certain standard designations from twopenny to sixtypenny. 1
- adjective penny Stock Exchange. of, relating to, or being penny stock: frenzied speculation in the penny market. 1
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Origin of penny
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Penny
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penny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for penny
noun penny
- cent — A cent is a small unit of money worth one hundredth of some currencies, for example the dollar and the euro.
- cents — a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- farthing — a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
- hill of beans — something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.
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