Definition of penny. Meaning of penny. Synonyms of penny

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Definition of penny

Penny
Penny Pen"ny, a. [Perh. a corruption of pun, for pound.] Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds.
Penny
Penny Pen"ny, a. Worth or costing one penny.

Meaning of penny from wikipedia

- A penny is a coin (pl.: pennies) or a unit of currency (pl.: pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation...
- Kulani Giyani Nkovani (born 1962), better known by his stage names Penny Penny and Papa Penny is a South African musician and politician, known affectionately...
- Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, and penny blood. The term typically referred to a story published...
- Carole Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018) was an American actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Laverne...
- Championships, winning tournament MVP honours ahead of teammate Lauren Jackson. Penny Taylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria to English parents Michael Taylor...
- over whether the one-cent coin, the penny, should be eliminated as a unit of currency in the United States. The penny costs more to produce than the one...
- The penny-****hing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle. It was po****r in the 1870s and 1880s, with its...
- Penny or internationally Penny Market (in Bavaria and Austria Penny Markt) is a German discount supermarket chain based in Germany, which operates 3,550...
- Look up penny dreadful in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A penny dreadful is a 19th-century British fiction publication that cost a penny. Penny Dreadful...
- "Take a penny, leave a penny" (sometimes "Give a penny, take a penny", penny tray, or penny pool) refers to a type of tray, dish or cup meant for convenience...