a coin worth one- hundredth of the value of the basic unit

( used in combination) priced as indicated; "` penny' is a combining form in such expressions as ` sixpenny cakes'"

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

priced at 1 cent; " penny candy"

Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.

Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.

See Denarius.

Worth or costing one penny.

Denoting pound weight for one thousand; - used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds.

An English bronze coin, equal to one- twelfth of a shilling, or to two cents of United States money; colloquially, in the United States, a cent.

Coin of the value of one- twelfth of a shilling, or about cents.

Pence.

Pennies.

A British coin, onetwelfth of a shilling, or 2 cents United States value.

Any small coin, as a cent ( U. S.).

Pennies or Pence, the former to denote the number of coins, the latter the amount of pennies in value.

A copper coin, the twelfth part of a shilling; a small sum; money; a denarius.

The original meaning was probably a coin in general; an English copper coin, twelve of which are equal to a shilling; a small sum; money in general.

They were side by side again in their penny chairs, and Kate had another pause. – The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 by Henry James

" Oh, all right," replied Penny. – Danger at the Drawbridge by Mildred A. Wirt

Say, Bill, by the time you get out of this scrape you'll owe a pretty penny for law, I reckon. – Down the Slope by James Otis

How is a man to have self- respect, without a penny in his pocket? – The Bag of Diamonds by George Manville Fenn

" You've got a heart as big as a house, and I'm proud of you, but no- not a penny of your money. – Peter A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero by F. Hopkinson Smith

You are welcome to every penny of it. – A Singer from the Sea by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

" Pardon me, dear Sir; not a penny more than one for each of you. – The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas by James Fenimore Cooper

Sure what sort of a husband can she expect, and her without a penny? – North, South and Over the Sea by M.E. Francis (Mrs. Francis Blundell)

John gave him a penny for his show. – The Delectable Duchy by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

A penny is what most folks' thoughts are bid for, but yours may be worth more. – Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by S. Weir Mitchell

And he's three thousand, if he's a penny! – Ovington's Bank by Stanley J. Weyman

Mary gave her brother a penny to put into the plate, but he put it into his pocket instead; he was always a man of business. – By Violence by John Trevena

In one the rate may be one and a penny in the pound, in another only a shilling. – Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope

Holding it up in his fingers, he looked round and asked, " Will any one give me a penny for it?" – The One Great Reality by Louisa Clayton

Would you like a penny? – The Red Room by August Strindberg

When he comes to his last penny, he'll probably blow his brains out; just the fellow to do that kind of thing. – The Emancipated by George Gissing

They said it was a strange thing they were never to be together, and neither of them had got a penny left. – Fated to Be Free by Jean Ingelow

" A penny," said the 'bus- conductor. – This Is the End by Stella Benson

" I haven't much hope of doing that," Penny answered. – The Clock Strikes Thirteen by Mildred A. Wirt

" Dear old man," he said, speaking as one speaks to a child that cannot understand, " you shall never want while I have a penny, or have head or hands to work. – Northern Lights by Gilbert Parker