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Noun(1) a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound(2) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit(3) a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom(4) equal to one hundredth of a pound(5) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit [also: pence (pl)]

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(1) Nevertheless, there is a way we can reduce tuition fees by at least $2,000 a year and not cost the government a penny .(2) I want to put on the record that I haven't had a penny of public money.(3) It is difficult to estimate the costs of printed portraits, but popular ballads sold for between a half penny and a penny between 1520-1640.(4) Not a penny of the extra money will go to tackling low pay.(5) I said it wouldn't require a penny of government money.(6) Although motorists have been exasperated by delays caused by the repairs, the work hasn't cost taxpayers a penny .(7) we didn't get paid a penny(8) I think this is another attempt by the government and their friends who are contractors to milk the Jamaican worker out of every last penny of their hard-earned money.(9) Donation cards are an easy way to direct money to your favourite cause without costing you a penny .(10) To make things easier, the penny will also go up in value one cent each year until it is worth five cents.(11) I'd rather die without a penny in my pocket than be anything less than what I am as a Jew and as a human being.(12) There is the man who yearned for eternal life but was terribly attached to his own possessions, and the poor widow who put her last penny in the treasury.(13) The Channel Tunnel was built without a penny of taxpayers money.(14) The getter collects all the materials needed for the activity, which include shaving cream, 2 paper towels, and a penny .(15) He will preach and say, you might be a rich man and you are without avarice, or you might be a poor person with only a penny in your pocket and you might be avaricious because you desire to be wealthy.(16) Instead of throwing the penny in the miser's face, as others had done, Rabbi Schneur Zalman thanked the man politely and turned to leave.
Related Words
(1) penny-pinching
(2) pretty penny
(3) penny stock
(4) penny dreadful
(5) penny-a-line
(6) penny-wise
(7) spend a penny
Synonyms
Noun
1. centime
2. cent


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

- Penny, can I talk to you for a minute?
- Uh-huh.

- PENNY, can I talk to you for a minute? - Uh-huh.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 7


- Oh, hey, guys.
- Oh, hey, Penny.

- Oh, hey, guys. - Oh, hey, PENNY.

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 6


Penny. Penny.

PENNY. PENNY.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 18


Hi, Penny!

Hi, PENNY!

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 1


- What's wrong with him?
<font color="#808080">PENNY</font>: I don't know.

- What's wrong with him? PENNY: I don't know.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 4


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