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penny

释义

penny

noun countable

UK /ˈpeni/

Word Forms

singular	penny
plural	pennies

1
plural pence
a small unit of money in the UK There are 100 pence in one pound
A local call only costs a few pence.
Synonyms and related words
Units of money
AUD
bit
c
1. 1a
  plural pennies
  a small coin in the UK worth one penny
  He had saved up a jarful of old pennies.
  Synonyms and related words
  Units of money
  AUD
  bit
  c
2
plural pennies
a small coin in the US or Canada worth one cent
Synonyms and related words
Units of money
AUD
bit
c
3
count (your) pennies
to be economical with your money
Rebecca learned to count her pennies during the Great Depression.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 12/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017
4
a penny saved is a penny earned
a very small sum of money helps to increase your savings more and more
I always work hard to save money. I know that a penny saved is a penny earned.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 12/12/2018
Open Dictionary - December2018
5
pennies on the dollar
if something costs pennies on the dollar, its price is much lower than its real value
At secondhand shops you can buy brand name goods for pennies on the dollar.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 23/05/2016
Open Dictionary - May2016

phrases

every penny

in for a penny, in for a pound

not have a penny to your name

not have two pennies to rub together

a penny

the penny drops

a penny for your thoughts

penny wise, pound foolish

ten/two a penny

to the penny

turn up like a bad penny

your last penny

penny

noun countable

US /ˈpeni/

Word Forms

singular	penny
plural	pennies

1
plural pennies
a small coin in the U.S. or Canada worth one cent
Synonyms and related words
Units of money
AUD
bit
c.
2
plural pence
a small unit of money in the U.K. There are 100 pence in one pound
Synonyms and related words
Units of money
AUD
bit
c.
1. 2a
  plural pennies
  a small coin in the U.K. worth one penny
  Synonyms and related words
  Units of money
  AUD
  bit
  c.
3
count (your) pennies
to be economical with your money
Rebecca learned to count her pennies during the Great Depression.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 12/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017
4
a penny saved is a penny earned
a very small sum of money helps to increase your savings more and more
I always work hard to save money. I know that a penny saved is a penny earned.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 12/12/2018
Open Dictionary - December2018
5
pennies on the dollar
if something costs pennies on the dollar, its price is much lower than its real value
At secondhand shops you can buy brand name goods for pennies on the dollar.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 23/05/2016
Open Dictionary - May2016

phrases

a bad penny

every penny

in for a penny, in for a pound

not have a penny to your name

not have two pennies to rub together

a penny

a penny for your thoughts

penny wise, pound foolish

to the penny

your last penny

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