Penny
noun
A coin of the UK, worth one hundredth of a pound.
I found a penny on the street.
Often appears as...
- penny coin
- shiny penny
noun
A small amount of money.
I don't have a penny to my name.
Often appears as...
- not a penny
- penny to my name
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A unit of weight for nails.
These are eight-penny nails.
Often appears as...
- eight-penny nails
- ten-penny nails
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Technical
noun
Something of little value.
This old car isn't worth a penny.
Often appears as...
- worth a penny
- not a penny
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Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A former British coin worth one twelfth of a shilling.
Back then, you could buy a loaf of bread for a penny.
Often appears as...
- old penny
- penny loaf
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Historical
noun
A coin of the UK, worth one hundredth of a pound.
I found a penny on the street.
Often appears as...
- penny coin
- shiny penny
noun
A small amount of money.
I don't have a penny to my name.
Often appears as...
- not a penny
- penny to my name
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A unit of weight for nails.
These are eight-penny nails.
Often appears as...
- eight-penny nails
- ten-penny nails
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Something of little value.
This old car isn't worth a penny.
Often appears as...
- worth a penny
- not a penny
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A former British coin worth one twelfth of a shilling.
Back then, you could buy a loaf of bread for a penny.
Often appears as...
- old penny
- penny loaf
Usage tips
Historical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2UK Currency
Understand that a penny is the smallest unit of money in British currency, often used in multiples.
The candy costs 50 pence.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Icon
The penny is iconic in the UK; finding a penny can be seen as good luck.
Look, a lucky penny!
Pro Tip 1/2UK Currency
Understand that a penny is the smallest unit of money in British currency, often used in multiples.
The candy costs 50 pence.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Icon
The penny is iconic in the UK; finding a penny can be seen as good luck.
Look, a lucky penny!
Pro Tip 1/2UK Currency
Understand that a penny is the smallest unit of money in British currency, often used in multiples.
The candy costs 50 pence.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Icon
The penny is iconic in the UK; finding a penny can be seen as good luck.
Look, a lucky penny!
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but the time you save will be worth every penny. By making these small changes to your discretionary spending, you can not only spend less but actually get more happiness and satisfaction from your spending. It can mean a life with fewer guilty pleasures and less regret. Now who wouldn't want that?
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even though they return pennies on the dollar. Now, some of you may buy lottery tickets -- it's fun, there's the chance you might strike it rich But let's face this would be a horrible way to invest your retirement savings. I once saw a bumper sticker -- I am not making this up -- that said,
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and have a lifetime of this kind of power and influence and popular praise still ahead of them. The second area of discrimination is advertising and marketing. So we tell the for-profit sector, "Spend, spend, spend on advertising, until the last dollar no longer produces a penny of value."
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The art of responsibility...
that first carnival that's a lot of pennies and we learned the art of advertising marketing project management persuasion and continuous improvement because we did those carnivals for five years and we raised more money every year we did it and we learned to make a
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Did you know there's a...
language - Koko turned into a lifelong relationship it seemed like penny was in love with Koko and the way in which a mother might be in love with the daughter except your daughter has the strength of ten men news about Koko made headlines across
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of his diverse and rowdy audience. The Globe welcomed all sections of society. Wealthier patrons watched the stage from covered balconies while poorer people paid a penny to take in the show from an open-air section called the pit.
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Diébédo Francis Kéré:...
All women in Gando will open their clothes like that and give me the last penny. In my culture, this is a symbol of deep affection. As a seven-year-old guy, I was impressed. I just asked my mother one day,
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Meet the World's Biggest...
black flying foxes are just big harmless bats the biggest in the world their wingspan can reach a whopping six feet given that the world's smallest bat species weighs less than a penny that's pretty big
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The $8 billion iPod PIPE...
if we use pennies. Now this is obviously a powerful, some might say dangerously powerful, insight. But it's also a morally important one. Because this isn't just the hypothetical retail value
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Meet the World's Biggest...
bats the biggest in the world their wingspan can reach a whopping six feet given that the world's smallest bat species weighs less than a penny that's pretty big nearly one quarter of the
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Can't stick to a budget?...
but the time you save will be worth every penny. By making these small changes to your discretionary spending, you can not only spend less but actually get more happiness and satisfaction from your spending. It can mean a life with fewer guilty pleasures and less regret. Now who wouldn't want that?
Video examples
Why it's so hard to make...
even though they return pennies on the dollar. Now, some of you may buy lottery tickets -- it's fun, there's the chance you might strike it rich But let's face this would be a horrible way to invest your retirement savings. I once saw a bumper sticker -- I am not making this up -- that said,
Video examples
The way we think about...
and have a lifetime of this kind of power and influence and popular praise still ahead of them. The second area of discrimination is advertising and marketing. So we tell the for-profit sector, "Spend, spend, spend on advertising, until the last dollar no longer produces a penny of value."
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The art of responsibility...
that first carnival that's a lot of pennies and we learned the art of advertising marketing project management persuasion and continuous improvement because we did those carnivals for five years and we raised more money every year we did it and we learned to make a
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Did you know there's a...
language - Koko turned into a lifelong relationship it seemed like penny was in love with Koko and the way in which a mother might be in love with the daughter except your daughter has the strength of ten men news about Koko made headlines across
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Why should you read...
of his diverse and rowdy audience. The Globe welcomed all sections of society. Wealthier patrons watched the stage from covered balconies while poorer people paid a penny to take in the show from an open-air section called the pit.
Video examples
Diébédo Francis Kéré:...
All women in Gando will open their clothes like that and give me the last penny. In my culture, this is a symbol of deep affection. As a seven-year-old guy, I was impressed. I just asked my mother one day,
Video examples
Meet the World's Biggest...
black flying foxes are just big harmless bats the biggest in the world their wingspan can reach a whopping six feet given that the world's smallest bat species weighs less than a penny that's pretty big
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The $8 billion iPod PIPE...
if we use pennies. Now this is obviously a powerful, some might say dangerously powerful, insight. But it's also a morally important one. Because this isn't just the hypothetical retail value
Video examples
Meet the World's Biggest...
bats the biggest in the world their wingspan can reach a whopping six feet given that the world's smallest bat species weighs less than a penny that's pretty big nearly one quarter of the
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Patch Adams
American Author
I've never made a penny being a doctor, so that makes it not a job. My sense of a doctor is that one is a presence caring for health. So I'm never not a doctor. People call me from all over the world who are hurting, and I care for them. Chatting is what more people want than anything.
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Roger Ailes
American Businessman
Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time.
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Rene Russo
American Actress
Every day, every birthday candle I blow out, every penny I throw over my shoulder in a wishing well, every time my daughter says, 'Let's make a wish on a star,' there's one thing I wish for: wisdom.
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Laurence Yep
American Writer
At 18, my first short story was published - I was paid a penny a word by a science fiction magazine. I continued to write, and five years later I published my first novel, 'Sweetwater.
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Roddy Llewellyn
British Journalist
When I'm really depressed because I have no money I buy a bottle of champagne with my last pennies - it's the best way to cheer yourself up.
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Gordon Taylor
English Athlete
There are people who enjoy the life in England but don't pay a penny in tax, whereas my footballers pay more than half their income in tax.
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William E. Conway, Jr.
American Businessman
I'm the luckiest guy in the world, and I am going to give away every penny before I die.
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Sean Quinn
Irish Businessman
Never in my life did I steal a penny that didn't belong to me.
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Abhinav Shukla
Indian Actor
My brother calls me penny wise, pound foolish.
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Stephen A. Schwarzman
American Businessman
Paid leave is worth every penny.
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Patch Adams
American Author
I've never made a penny being a doctor, so that makes it not a job. My sense of a doctor is that one is a presence caring for health. So I'm never not a doctor. People call me from all over the world who are hurting, and I care for them. Chatting is what more people want than anything.
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Roger Ailes
American Businessman
Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time.
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Rene Russo
American Actress
Every day, every birthday candle I blow out, every penny I throw over my shoulder in a wishing well, every time my daughter says, 'Let's make a wish on a star,' there's one thing I wish for: wisdom.
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Laurence Yep
American Writer
At 18, my first short story was published - I was paid a penny a word by a science fiction magazine. I continued to write, and five years later I published my first novel, 'Sweetwater.
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Roddy Llewellyn
British Journalist
When I'm really depressed because I have no money I buy a bottle of champagne with my last pennies - it's the best way to cheer yourself up.
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Gordon Taylor
English Athlete
There are people who enjoy the life in England but don't pay a penny in tax, whereas my footballers pay more than half their income in tax.
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William E. Conway, Jr.
American Businessman
I'm the luckiest guy in the world, and I am going to give away every penny before I die.
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Sean Quinn
Irish Businessman
Never in my life did I steal a penny that didn't belong to me.
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Abhinav Shukla
Indian Actor
My brother calls me penny wise, pound foolish.
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Stephen A. Schwarzman
American Businessman
Paid leave is worth every penny.
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