pfennig

[ fen-ig; German pfen-ikh ]

/ ˈfɛn ɪg; German ˈpfɛn ɪx /

noun, plural pfen·nigs, pfen·ni·ge [German pfen-i-guh]. /German ˈpfɛn ɪ gə/.

a copper-coated iron coin and monetary unit of Germany until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a Deutsche mark.

(formerly) a minor coin and monetary unit of East Germany, one 100th of an ostmark.

Origin of pfennig

First recorded in 1540–50; from German: penny

Words nearby pfennig

Pfc., PFD, Pfeiffer's bacillus, Pfeiffer syndrome, pfenig, pfennig, pfft, pfg., PFI, Pfitzner, Pflüger

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Example sentences from the Web for pfennig

You just say such things because I owe you seventeen pfennig.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
Briquettes are largely used in cities, small slabs of condensed coal that cost one pfennig each.
Home Life in Germany|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
The army, he said, was a "waste of money," and he grudged every pfennig it cost the annual budget.
The Magnificent Montez|Horace Wyndham
One pfennig is one-hundredth of a mark, and the mark once was equal to 23.8 cents.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers

A mark is 23.82 of our cents; and a pfennig is one-hundredth of a mark.
Principles of Political Economy|Arthur Latham Perry

British Dictionary definitions for pfennig

pfennig

/ (ˈfɛnɪɡ, German ˈpfɛnɪç ) /

noun plural -nigs or -nige (German -nɪɡə )

a former German monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Deutschmark

(formerly) a monetary unit worth one hundredth of an East German ostmark

Word Origin for pfennig

German: penny

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单词	pfennig
释义	pfennig [ fen-ig; German pfen-ikh ] / ˈfɛn ɪg; German ˈpfɛn ɪx / noun, plural pfen·nigs, pfen·ni·ge [German pfen-i-guh]. /German ˈpfɛn ɪ gə/. a copper-coated iron coin and monetary unit of Germany until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a Deutsche mark. (formerly) a minor coin and monetary unit of East Germany, one 100th of an ostmark. Origin of pfennig First recorded in 1540–50; from German: penny Words nearby pfennig Pfc., PFD, Pfeiffer's bacillus, Pfeiffer syndrome, pfenig, pfennig, pfft, pfg., PFI, Pfitzner, Pflüger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pfennig You just say such things because I owe you seventeen pfennig. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays\|Various Briquettes are largely used in cities, small slabs of condensed coal that cost one pfennig each. Home Life in Germany\|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick The army, he said, was a "waste of money," and he grudged every pfennig it cost the annual budget. The Magnificent Montez\|Horace Wyndham One pfennig is one-hundredth of a mark, and the mark once was equal to 23.8 cents. All About Coffee\|William H. Ukers A mark is 23.82 of our cents; and a pfennig is one-hundredth of a mark. Principles of Political Economy\|Arthur Latham Perry British Dictionary definitions for pfennig pfennig / (ˈfɛnɪɡ, German ˈpfɛnɪç ) / noun plural -nigs or -nige (German -nɪɡə ) a former German monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Deutschmark (formerly) a monetary unit worth one hundredth of an East German ostmark Word Origin for pfennig German: penny 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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