| 单词 | penny | 
| 释义 | Word Frequency penny(ˈpɛnɪ) nounWord forms:  plural pennies or pence (pɛns) 1.  Also called (formerly): new penny (in Britain) a bronze coin having a value equal to one hundredth of a pound   Symbol: p2.  (in Britain before 1971) a bronze or copper coin having a value equal to one twelfth of a shilling or one two-hundred-and-fortieth of a pound  Abbreviation: d3.  a former monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland worth one hundredth of a pound 4. Word forms:  plural pennies (in the US and Canada) a cent  5.  a coin of similar value, as used in several other countries  6. (used with a negative) informal, mainly British the least amount of money   I don't have a penny 7. a bad penny  8. a pretty penny  9. spend a penny  10. the penny dropped  11. two a penny  Word origin Old English penig, pening; related to Old Saxon penni(n)g, Old High German pfeni(n)c, German Pfennig | 
	
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