Definition of penny

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Penny (n.) Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.

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Pennyroyal :: Pennyroyal (n.) An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor..
Penny :: Penny (n.) 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. (the initial of denarius)..
Shovelboard :: Shovelboard (n.) A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also shuffleboard, shoveboard, shovegroat, shovelpenny..
Tenpenny :: Tenpenny (a.) Valued or sold at ten pence; as, a tenpenny cake. See 2d Penny, n..
Picayune :: Picayune (n.) A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit.
Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.
Water Pennywort :: Water pennywort () Marsh pennywort. See under Marsh.
Quadrans :: Quadrans (n.) The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See Cur.
Mail :: Mail (n.) A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V..
Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny.
Stamp :: Stamp (v. t.) A half-penny.
Bodle :: Bodle (n.) A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English penny.
Threepence :: Threepence (n.) A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.
Merils :: Merils (n.) A boy's play, called also fivepenny morris. See Morris..
Third-penny :: Third-penny (n.) A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl..
Earles Penny :: Earles penny () Earnest money. Same as Arles penny.
Scrapepenny :: Scrapepenny (n.) One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.
Tenpenny :: Tenpenny (a.) Denoting a size of nails. See 1st Penny.
Threepenny :: Threepenny (a.) Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean..
Pinchpenny :: Pinchpenny (n.) A miserly person.
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