ALL meanings of pennies
Pen·nie
P p - noun pennies a female given name, form of Penelope. 1
- noun plural pennies 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 pennies 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 pennies 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 pennies a sum of money: He spent every penny he ever earned. 1
- noun plural pennies the length of a nail in terms of certain standard designations from twopenny to sixtypenny. 1
- adjective pennies Stock Exchange. of, relating to, or being penny stock: frenzied speculation in the penny market. 1
- idioms pennies a bad penny, someone or something undesirable. 1
- idioms pennies a pretty penny, Informal. a considerable sum of money: Their car must have cost them a pretty penny. 1
- idioms pennies spend a penny, Chiefly British Slang. to urinate: from the former cost of using a public lavatory. 1
- idioms pennies turn an honest penny, to earn one's living honestly; make money by fair means: He's never turned an honest penny in his life. 1
- noun pennies Pennies is the plural of penny. Pennies is mainly used to refer only to coins, rather than to amounts. 0