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[ noun ] a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

In it was a stone Tibetan Buddha I had picked_up in Bombay , and occasionally , to make merit , my wife and I garlanded it with flowers or laid a_few pennies in its lap .

One morning , we discovered not_only that the pennies were missing from the idol but that a cigarette had been stubbed_out in its lap .

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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 271
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[ noun ] a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

Synonyms

cent centime

Used in print

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

There was no time to pick_out a penny ; I got a coin between my thumb and forefinger , leaned my elbows in a very natural and casual manner on top of the truck cab and flipped my little missile .

Related terms

coin new_penny copper

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[ adjective ] (used in combination) priced as indicated

Examples

"`penny' is a combining form in such expressions as `sixpenny cakes'"

Related terms

priced

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3218
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[ adjective ] priced at 1 cent

Examples

"penny candy"

Related terms

priced

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