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penny::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | subunit, fractional monetary unit |
Examples of penny
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Collectors got a penny apiece to grab red harvester ants from the Mojave Desert.
From the sacbee.com
Penny is also looking forward to being reunited with one of his former catchers.
From the heraldtribune.com
It benefited during the recession from penny-pinching consumers eager for deals.
From the kansas.com
Fakes can be produced for less than a penny a pill and sold for around 30 cents.
From the businessweek.com
The results can save buyers a pretty penny in fuel and emissions based taxation.
From the newarkadvertiser.co.uk
The wine menu catered for all tastes, including our penny-pinching requirements.
From the hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk
Savage gang warfare is intercut with candy floss and penny-in-the-slot machines.
From the economist.com
Chandler is willing to buy re-election, even if it takes every penny you've got.
From the kentucky.com
Some poles and hessian surrounded the whale and they charged a penny to view it.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
- A fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
- A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
- A penny is a coin (pl. pennies) or a type of currency (pl. pence) used in several English-speaking countries. It is often the smallest denomination within a currency system.
- The Australian Penny was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalization. The coin was first introduced in 1911, stopped being minted in 1964, and was discontinued and withdrawn from circulation in 1991 with the introduction of Swedish rounding. ...
- The penny of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, was in circulation from the early 18th century until February 1971, Decimal Day.
- In Canada, a penny is a coin worth one cent or of a dollar. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the "one-cent piece", but in practice the term penny or cent is universal. Before, a penny referred to a two cent coin. ...
- Penny was a comic strip about a teenage girl by Harry Haenigsen which maintained its popularity for almost three decades. It was distributed by the New York Herald Tribune Syndicate from 1943 to 1970.
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d; In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling; In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. ...
- (Pennies) were minted in 1831, 1834, and 1837 (there is a report of a single example dated 1836, but this is regarded as semi-mythical).
