英语词汇“penny”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	penny
释义	penny penny /ˈpen.i/ noun [C] (_PLURAL pence, p or pennies) 1 B1 (_ABBREVIATION p) the smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound, or a small coin worth this much. You use 'pence' or, more informally, 'p' when you are talking about the units of money and pennies when you are talking about the coins themselves: » Could you lend me 50 pence/50p please?» I found a ten/twenty/fifty pence piece (= a coin of this value) on the floor.» I keep pennies and other small coins in a jar.Thesaurus⁺: ↑British money 2 F0 in the US and Canada, a cent or a coin of this value Thesaurus⁺: ↑North American money 3 F0 (_ALSO old penny, _ABBREVIATION d) in Britain before 1971, a large coin. There were twelve pennies in a shilling. Thesaurus⁺: ↑British money 4 F0 used when talking about the smallest amount of money possible: » Buy a TV now and it won't cost you a penny (= will cost nothing) for three months.» It was an expensive meal but worth every penny.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Forms of money and methods of payment • • • Extra Examples:» He has calculated the costs down to the last penny.» Ten pence is donated to charity for every bottle sold.» I keep pennies and other small coins in a jar.» When we were first married we had to pinch pennies just to get by.» The machine will only accept 10p coins.
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