Значение

значений: 7
  1. (историческое)In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

    пе́нниpénni, пенсpens

    a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

  2. In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.

    Penny

    пе́нниpénni, пенсpens

    a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

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

  4. In the US and (formerly) Canada, a one-cent coin, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.

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

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

  7. Money in general.

    to turn an honest penny

Примеры

предложений: 156
  1. A penny saved is a penny earned.

    Пенни сбереженное - пенни заработанное.

    ukКопійка рубль береже.

    deWer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert.

  2. He robbed me of every penny I had.

    Он отобрал у меня всё до последнего пенни.

  3. Tom doesn't have a penny to his name.

    У Тома ни гроша за душой.

  4. Every penny counts.

    Каждая копейка на счету.

  5. A bad penny always turns up.

Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 1
1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
1/100 of a pound sterling or British pound:

Происхождение

From Middle English peny, from Old English peniġ, penniġ, penning (“penny”), from Proto-We

From Middle English peny, from Old English peniġ, penniġ, penning (“penny”), from Proto-West Germanic *panning, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz, of uncertain origin (see that page for theories). Doublet of pfennig and fening.

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Формы

мн. число: pennies / pence
Ед. числоpenny
Мн. числоpennies / pence

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 4
one-cent coin or its value:centA2
new penny (old-fashioned):1⁄100 of a pound sterling
Близкие по смыслу
  • a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit:centcentime

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 103

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