a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; usually indicated by the abbreviation d
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
emphasis If you say, for example, that you do not have a penny, or that something does not cost a penny, you are emphasizing that you do not have any money at all, or that something did not cost you any money at all. The Brilliantons paid their rent on time and did not owe him a penny
a small metal disc given to shoppers as a token of thanks for their purchases Once a lot of these have been collected, they are occasionally exchanged for other things or thrown into larger collections run by charities working to get these worthless bits of metal out of circulation Occasionally a slightly larger version is found, commonly known as a tuppence
In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money. Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle. a shiny newly minted penny
As applied to nails, it originally indicated the price per hundred The term now series as a measure of nail length and is abbreviated by the letter d