| 单词 | penny |
| 释义 | penny (once / 226 pages) n It takes a hundred pennies to make a dollar. Even though it doesn't have a heck of a lot of value, a penny may bring you luck if you pick it up (as the saying goes). In the US, a penny is a one-cent, copper-colored coin, which features Abraham Lincoln's profile on one side. Many countries' currencies include pennies as the very smallest unit of money, including Canada, Britain, and South Africa. While the plural form of penny is pence in the UK, and it's often abbreviated as p there, in North America the plural is commonly pennies — and sometimes cents. WORD FAMILYpenny: pence, pennies USAGE EXAMPLESThe best part is, Pence gets thank-you notes for each donation. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) Several groups say they plan to protest outside the Pence event. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) It followed the Dec. 4 Metro article “In Pence’s new neighborhood, not exactly the welcome wagon.” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit Syn|Hypo|Hyper cent, centime copper a copper penny new pennya coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound coin a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money 2n a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound Hyper fractional monetary unit, subunit a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit |
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