halfpenny

[ hey-puh-nee, heyp-nee ]

/ ˈheɪ pə ni, ˈheɪp ni /

noun, plural half·pen·nies for 1; half·pence [hey-puhns] /ˈheɪ pəns/ for 2.

a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.

the sum of half a penny.

adjective

of the price or value of a halfpenny.

of little value; worthless: a halfpenny matter.

British Informal. (of newspapers) sensational, especially morbidly or offensively so.

Origin of halfpenny

First recorded in 1225–75, halfpenny is from the Middle English word halfpeny, halpeny. See half, penny

Words nearby halfpenny

half-open interval, half-p, half pay, half-peck, half-pedalling, halfpenny, halfpennyworth, half-pie, half-pike, half pint, half-pipe

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Example sentences from the Web for halfpenny

He paid his halfpenny, feeling that it were ungracious to correct her.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson
She knew many people who never looked for the halfpenny change from a newsboy.
Mary, Mary|James Stephens
Why, in tossing up a halfpenny, do we reckon it equally probable that we shall throw cross or pile?
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
This process of deterioration of the press is proceeding rapidly in England, with the advent of the halfpenny newspaper.
Appearances|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

"It is one shilling and a halfpenny a yard," the assistant replied.
The Book of Stories for the Storyteller|Fanny E. Coe

British Dictionary definitions for halfpenny

halfpenny

ha'penny

/ (ˈheɪpnɪ, for sense 1 ˈhɑːfˌpɛnɪ) /

noun

Also called: half plural -pennies a small British coin worth half a new penny, withdrawn from circulation in 1985

plural -pennies an old British coin worth half an old penny

plural -pence the sum represented by half a penny

plural -pence something of negligible value

(modifier) having the value or price of a halfpenny

(modifier) of negligible value

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单词	halfpenny
释义	halfpenny [ hey-puh-nee, heyp-nee ] / ˈheɪ pə ni, ˈheɪp ni / noun, plural half·pen·nies for 1; half·pence [hey-puhns] /ˈheɪ pəns/ for 2. a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984. the sum of half a penny. adjective of the price or value of a halfpenny. of little value; worthless: a halfpenny matter. British Informal. (of newspapers) sensational, especially morbidly or offensively so. Origin of halfpenny First recorded in 1225–75, halfpenny is from the Middle English word halfpeny, halpeny. See half, penny Words nearby halfpenny half-open interval, half-p, half pay, half-peck, half-pedalling, halfpenny, halfpennyworth, half-pie, half-pike, half pint, half-pipe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for halfpenny He paid his halfpenny, feeling that it were ungracious to correct her. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition\|Robert Louis Stevenson She knew many people who never looked for the halfpenny change from a newsboy. Mary, Mary\|James Stephens Why, in tossing up a halfpenny, do we reckon it equally probable that we shall throw cross or pile? A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive\|John Stuart Mill This process of deterioration of the press is proceeding rapidly in England, with the advent of the halfpenny newspaper. Appearances\|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson "It is one shilling and a halfpenny a yard," the assistant replied. The Book of Stories for the Storyteller\|Fanny E. Coe British Dictionary definitions for halfpenny halfpenny ha'penny / (ˈheɪpnɪ, for sense 1 ˈhɑːfˌpɛnɪ) / noun Also called: half plural -pennies a small British coin worth half a new penny, withdrawn from circulation in 1985 plural -pennies an old British coin worth half an old penny plural -pence the sum represented by half a penny plural -pence something of negligible value (modifier) having the value or price of a halfpenny (modifier) of negligible value Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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