pennies

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnɪz/
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.iːz/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnɪz, -ɛniːz

Noun

pennies pl

  1. plural of penny
  2. An unspecified, but very small amount of money.
    It costs only pennies per day.

Usage notes

  • This is the plural used when referring to several coins each worth one penny (in any currency), as in I have one tenpence coin and three pennies or I have one dime and three pennies. When referring to a sum of British money, the correct plural is pence, as in These apples are twenty pence each.

Verb

pennies

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of penny

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