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Penny

/pəni/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Penny"

noun

1
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.
2
In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.
3
In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
4
In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.

verb

1
To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
"Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall."
2
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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Penny"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
centnoun	(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
centimenoun	A coin having face value of one centime.
priced	(in combination) Having a price of the kind specified.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Penny"

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Word	Definition
centimenoun	A coin having face value of one centime.
centnoun	(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
priced	(in combination) Having a price of the kind specified.
sounoun	(historical) An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.
francnoun	Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.
dimenoun	(US, Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar.
dollarnoun	Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
shillingnoun	The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
hundrednoun	A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
coinnoun	(money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
minutenoun	A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
currencynoun	Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
moneynoun	A generally accepted means of exchange.
roomnoun	(uncountable) Space for something, or to carry out an activity.
hundredthnoun	The person or thing in the hundredth position.
fee-splittingnoun	Alternative form of fee splitting. [(business) The practice, usually of questionable ethicality, by some professionals, such as medical doctors and lawyers, of sending a client to a second practitioner for an additional consultation in order to obtain another payment from the client or from his or her insurer, and in return for which the original practitioner receives a portion of the payment made to the second practitioner (a "commission" or "piece of the action").]
piecenoun	A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
hellnoun	(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.
bricknoun	(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
exhibitnoun	An instance of exhibiting.