noun. In archery, a measure of weight for arrows, equal to one twelfth of the weight of a new (British) silver shilling: as, a 4s. 6d. arrow.

noun. A silver coin weighing 22 ½ grains, or the 240th part of a Tower pound.

noun. In Great Britain, a copper (since 1860 bronze) token coin, of which twelve are equal to a shilling and 240 to a pound sterling.

noun. In the United States, a cent.

noun. An insignificant coin or value; a small sum.

noun. Money in general: as, it cost a pretty penny (a good round sum); to turn an honest penny.

noun. Pound: only in composition, in the phrases fourpenny, sixpenny, eightpenny, tenpenny nails, designating nails of such sizes that 1,000 will weigh 4, 6, 8, or 10 pounds.

adjective. Denoting the weight in pounds for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails.

adjective. Worth or costing one penny.

noun. A former English coin, originally of copper, then 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. (the initial of denarius).

noun. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.

noun. Money, in general.

noun. See Denarius.

noun. an annual herb of the Mustard family, having round, flat pods like silver pennies (Thlaspi arvense). Also spelled pennycress.

noun. a kind of shark found on the South coast of Britain: the tope.

noun. a penurious person; a miser; a niggard. The latter phrase is now obsolete.

noun. undefined

noun. pennyroyal.

noun. a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a mail carrier.

noun. wise or prudent only in small matters; saving small sums while losing larger; penny-wise; -- used chiefly in the phrase, penny wise and pound foolish.

noun. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.

noun. In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling.

noun. In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

noun. In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.

noun. In various countries, a small denomination copper or brass coin.

noun. A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.

verb. To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

verb. 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.

noun. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

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

"In the U.S. financial markets, the term penny stock commonly refers to any stock trading outside one of the major exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ or AMEX), and is often considered pejorative."

a penny for your thoughts  a pretty penny  anglesea penny  at first penny  cent  

penny father  

pence  penniless  penny-farthing  

fractional monetary unit  subunit  

Beni  Bennie  Benny  Denny  Henie  

apple  beer  cash  cent  cigarette  

C  C-note  G  G-note  bawbee  

denarius  pence