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

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.

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.

n. Pennies denote the number of coins; pence, the amount of pennies in value.

n. [Anglo-Saxon, German, Dutch] A copper coin; the twelfth part of a shilling, equal in value to four farthings;—hence, a small sum; a groat; also, money in general.