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The correct spelling is penny.
How to pronounce penny
/pəni/
nounIPA: /pəni/
Say it like: Pen-nee
The correct spelling is penny. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d. For example: "to turn an honest penny"
Usage Examples
“to turn an honest penny”
“Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.
- 2.In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.
- 3.In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
- 4.In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.
- 5.In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.
verb
- 1.To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
- 2.To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.
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