Definitions
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“However he lost out, as other business interests whom he had alienated by his efforts to squeeze every penny of profit from the canal, supported the construction of the railway.”
“Holy shit! A hundred and eleven pennies! At that point, that dog had more Lincoln in him than Mary Todd.”
“A Treasury spokesperson said the government made its final order of penny blanks this month, and the United States Mint will continue to manufacture pennies only as long as an inventory of penny blanks exists.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“One-cent coin”5 letters
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