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penny British & World English

a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound

penny English-Spanish

penique

-penny British & World English

(especially in pre-decimal currency) costing a specified number of pence

p in penny British & World English

a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound

a penny in penny British & World English

used for emphasis to denote no money at all

penny bun British & World English

another term for cep.

ha'penny English-Italian

mezzo penny

penny ante British & World English

poker played for very small stakes

penny black British & World English

the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840. It was printed in black with an effigy of Queen Victoria, and had a value of one penny

penny plain British & World English

plain and simple

penny post British & World English

a system of carrying letters at a charge of one penny, in particular the system established in the UK in 1840 at the instigation of Sir Rowland Hill

penny stock British & World English

a common stock valued at less than one dollar, and therefore highly speculative

penny wise British & World English

extremely careful about the way one spends even small amounts of money

penny arcade British & World English

another term for amusement arcade.

penny loafer British & World English

a casual leather shoe with a decorative slotted leather strip over the upper, in which a coin may be placed

penny whistle British & World English

another term for tin whistle.

penny dreadful British & World English

a cheap, sensational comic or storybook

penny-farthing British & World English

an early type of bicycle, made in Britain, with a very large front wheel and a small rear wheel

penny-pinching British & World English

unwilling to spend money; miserly

spend a penny in spend British & World English

used euphemistically to refer to a need to urinate

be two or ten a penny in penny British & World English

be plentiful and consequently of little value

the penny dropped in penny British & World English

used to indicate that someone has finally realized something

a pound to a penny in pound1 British & World English

used to emphasize one’s certainty about something

cut someone off in cut British & World English

reject someone as one’s heir; disinherit someone

a penny for your thoughts in penny British & World English

used to ask someone what they are thinking about

penny wise and pound foolish in penny wise British & World English

careful and economical in small matters while being wasteful or extravagant in large ones

ha'penny in halfpenny (also ha'penny) British & World English

a former British coin equal to half an old or new penny. The last halfpenny was withdrawn in 1984

sixpenny British & World English

costing or worth six pence, especially before decimalization (1971)

twopenny (also tuppenny) British & World English

costing or worth two pence, especially before decimalization (1971)

a bad penny always turns up in penny British & World English

someone or something unwelcome will always reappear or return

halfpenny (also ha'penny) British & World English

a former British coin equal to half an old or new penny. The last halfpenny was withdrawn in 1984

in for a penny, in for a pound in penny British & World English

used to express someone’s intention to see an undertaking through, however much time, effort, or money this entails

pennycress British & World English

a European weed with flat round pods, which has become naturalized in North America

pennyroyal British & World English

either of two small-leaved plants of the mint family, used in herbal medicine

pennyworth (also penn'orth) British & World English

an amount of something that may be bought for a penny

one's pennyworth in pennyworth (also penn'orth) British & World English

a person’s contribution to a discussion

pinchpenny British & World English

a miserly person

threepenny British & World English

costing or worth three pence, especially before decimalization (1971)


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