ALL meanings of penny
pen·ny
P p - noun penny coin worth one hundredth of a pound 1
- noun penny cent coin 1
- 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
- idioms penny a bad penny, someone or something undesirable. 1
- idioms penny a pretty penny, Informal. a considerable sum of money: Their car must have cost them a pretty penny. 1
- idioms penny spend a penny, Chiefly British Slang. to urinate: from the former cost of using a public lavatory. 1
- idioms penny 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 penny a female given name, form of Penelope. 1
- noun penny a former monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland worth one hundredth of a pound 0
- noun penny (in the US and Canada) a cent 0
- noun penny a coin of similar value, as used in several other countries 0
- noun penny the least amount of money 0
- noun penny in the United Kingdom and certain other countries, 0
- noun penny a monetary unit equal to 1⁄100 of a pound 0
- noun penny before 1971, a monetary unit equal to 1⁄12 of a shilling 0
- noun penny a coin worth one penny 0
- noun penny a U.S. or Canadian cent 0
- noun penny any of several other low-value coins, as a denarius 0
- noun penny a sum of money 0
- countable noun penny In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money. 0
- countable noun penny A penny is a British coin used before 1971 that was worth one twelfth of a shilling. 0
- countable noun penny A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent. 0
- singular noun penny If you say, for example, that you do not have a penny, or that something does not cost a penny, you are emphasizing that you do not have any money at all, or that something did not cost you any money at all. 0
- noun penny (in Britain) a bronze coin having a value equal to one hundredth of a pound 0
- noun penny (in Britain before 1971) a bronze or copper coin having a value equal to one twelfth of a shilling or one two-hundred-and-fortieth of a pound 0