Associations to the word «Penny»

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

PENNY, noun. In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1⁄100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.

PENNY, noun. (historical) In Ireland, a coin worth 1⁄100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

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

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

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

PENNY, noun. Money in general.

PENNY, verb. (slang) To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

PENNY, verb. (electronics) 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.

PENNY, proper noun. A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.

PENNY ANTE, noun. A small stake in gambling.

PENNY ANTE, noun. Poker played for small stakes

PENNY ANTE, noun. A small-scale business transaction

PENNY ARCADE, noun. A venue for coin-operated entertainment devices, most notably during the 1930s.

PENNY ARCADES, noun. Plural of penny arcade

PENNY BLACK, noun. (philately) The world's first official postage stamp, issued in 1840 in the United Kingdom as part of postal reforms.

PENNY BLACKS, noun. Plural of Penny Black

PENNY CHEW, noun. (British) A chew costing (or formerly costing) one penny.

PENNY CHEWS, noun. Plural of penny chew

PENNY DREADFUL, noun. (British) (dated) A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th century Britain.

PENNY DREADFULS, noun. Plural of penny dreadful

PENNY FARTHING, noun. A type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one.

PENNY FARTHINGS, noun. Plural of penny farthing

PENNY GAFF, noun. (historical) An entertainment in 19th-century England consisting of short theatrical displays such as dancing, singing, clowning, and plays.

PENNY IN THE FUSEBOX, noun. (idiomatic) (engineering) An improvised repair made with no regard for safety.

PENNY PACKET, noun. A small number of things or people; a small group. [from 1940s]

PENNY PACKET, adjective. Paltry, insignificant. [from 1940s]

PENNY PACKETS, noun. Plural of penny packet

PENNY PINCHER, noun. (idiomatic) One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.

PENNY PINCHERS, noun. Plural of penny pincher

PENNY STOCK, noun. (finance) (US) A highly speculative stock selling for less than one dollar per share and quoted in cents.

PENNY STOCKS, noun. Plural of penny stock

PENNY TRAY, noun. (North America) A tray or dish found in small stores for convenience in cash transactions, allowing customers to discard unwanted pennies received in their change, or to take a penny for a transaction.

PENNY TRAYS, noun. Plural of penny tray

PENNY WEDDING, noun. (Scotland) (obsolete) (idiomatic) A wedding at which the guests contribute payments to help cover the cost of the event and to benefit the newly-married couple.

PENNY WHISTLE, noun. A tin whistle.

PENNY WHISTLES, noun. Plural of penny whistle

PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH, adjective. (idiomatic) Prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful and profligate with large amounts.

PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH, adjective. Alternative form of penny wise and pound foolish

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

PENNY, noun. A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit.