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n. In the United States and Canada, the coin that is worth one cent.

n. A coin used in Great Britain since 1971, worth 1/100 of a pound. Also called new penny.

n. A coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth 1/12 of a shilling or 1/240 of a pound.

n. A coin formerly used in the Republic of Ireland, worth 1/100 of a pound.

n. A coin used in various dependent territories of the United Kingdom.

n. Any of various coins of small denomination.

n. A sum of money.

n. One of a set of colored, usually sleeveless shirts worn as a temporary team uniform, as when scrimmaging.

idiom. pretty penny A considerable sum of money: I paid a pretty penny for that ring.

n. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.

n. In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling.

n. In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

n. In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.

n. In various countries, a small denomination copper or brass coin.

n. A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.

v. To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

v. To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.

adj. Denoting the weight in pounds for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails.

n. A former English coin, originally of copper, then of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius).

n. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.

n. Money, in general.

n. See Denarius.

adj. Worth or costing one penny.

n. A silver coin weighing 22 ½ grains, or the 240th part of a Tower pound.

n. In Great Britain, a copper (since 1860 bronze) token coin, of which twelve are equal to a shilling and 240 to a pound sterling.

n. In the United States, a cent.

n. An insignificant coin or value; a small sum.

n. Money in general: as, it cost a pretty penny (a good round sum); to turn an honest penny.

n. Pound: only in composition, in the phrases fourpenny, sixpenny, eightpenny, tenpenny nails, designating nails of such sizes that 1,000 will weigh 4, 6, 8, or 10 pounds.

n. In archery, a measure of weight for arrows, equal to one twelfth of the weight of a new (British) silver shilling: as, a 4s. 6d. arrow.

n. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

n. a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

"In the U.S. financial markets, the term penny stock commonly refers to any stock trading outside one of the major exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ or AMEX), and is often considered pejorative."

penny father   

fractional monetary unit    subunit   

cent    to think one's penny silver    clean as a penny    irish penny    lord baltimore penny    gold penny    down pennies    manx penny    pharaoh's pence    a penny for your thoughts   

pence    denarius   

pence    penniless    penny-farthing   

groat    stiver   

Beni    Bennie    Benny    Denny    Henie    Jenni    Jennie    Jenny    Kenny    Lenny   

shilling    coin    dollar    cent    pound    sixpence    dime    franc    silver    halfpenny