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    pen·ny
    /ˈpenē/

    noun

    • 1. a one-cent coin equal to one hundredth of a dollar. North American
    • 2. used for emphasis to denote no money at all: "we didn't get paid a penny"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pennyPenny Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PENNY is a monetary unit of the United Kingdom formerly equal to 1/2₄₀ pound but now equal to 1/10₀ pound. How to use penny in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENNY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PENNY definition: 1. the smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound, or a small coin worth…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPENNY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PENNY meaning: 1. the smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound, or a small coin worth…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENNY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. countable noun B1. In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money. There was nothing over a penny. ...a shiny newly minted penny. 2. countable noun. A penny is a British coin used before 1971 that was worth one twelfth of a shilling. 3. countable noun. A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pennyPenny - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    penny. It takes a hundred pennies to make a dollar. Even though it doesn't have a heck of a lot of value, a penny may bring you luck if you pick it up (as the saying goes). In the US, a penny is a one-cent, copper-colored coin, which features Abraham Lincoln's profile on one side.

  7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › pennyPenny Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PENNY meaning: 1 : a coin or a unit of money equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of a dollar cent; 2 : a coin or a unit of money equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of a British pound abbreviation p

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPENNY definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

    1. countable noun. A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent. [US, informal] Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon. 2. singular noun.