penny

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Penny', 'penny': /ˈpɛni/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɛni/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Penny', 'penny': (pen′ē)


Inflections of 'penny' (n):
pennies
npl (Used to talk about penny coins––e.g. "I have three pennies in my purse.")
pence
npl (UK: Used to talk about money––e.g. "That costs fifty pence.")

Collocations for "penny"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "penny" in context.

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penny

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. there are 100 pennies in a dollar
  2. a [handful, jarful] of pennies
  3. got [it] for pennies on the dollar
  4. if I had a penny for every time [that happens, you say that, I'm late]
  5. every penny [helps, counts]
  6. don't have a penny to my name
  7. and it didn't cost me a penny!
  8. idiom: well, it cost me a pretty penny
  9. idiom: spent a pretty penny on the [car, computer, course]
  10. idiom: a penny for your thoughts?
  11. idiom: is always pinching pennies
  12. idiom: a penny saved is a penny earned
  13. UK, idiom: are two a penny (round here)
  14. UK, idiom: are ten a penny (round here)
  15. UK, idiom: the penny finally dropped
  16. UK, slang: I need to spend a penny
  17. trades in penny stocks
  18. go to the penny arcade
  19. is a penny pincher
  20. UK: an old penny farthing bike
n as adj
  1. trades in penny stocks
  2. go to the penny arcade
  3. is a penny pincher
'penny' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chew - find - impression - lucky - milk - pretty - slot - thought - whistle

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