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Penny
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
'pɛni
SAMPA
:
/pE.ni/
Audio (US)
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)
Hyphenation
: pen‧ny
Noun
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Singular
penny
Plural
pence
or
pennies
A 2005 US
penny
(
countable
)
A
penny
is a small
coin
of little
value
; 100 pennies (or 100 pence) make a
pound
, a
dollar
, a
euro
, etc.
Synonym:
cent
This sweet only
costs
a
penny
.
If you have two
pennies
, you have two
pence
.
Related words
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cost a pretty penny
halfpenny
/
ha'penny
penny-wise
penny for your thoughts
penny pincher
spend a penny
two a penny
wheat penny
worth every penny
sixpence
coin
cent