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  1. Penny
    [Australian] The Australian Penny was a coin of the Australian pound used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation in 1966. It was worth one twelfth of an Australian shilling and 1/240 of an Australian pound. The coin was equivalent in its dimensions, composition and value to...
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  2. penny
    [adj] - (used in combination) priced as indicated 2. [adj] - priced at 1 cent 3. [n] - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom 4. [n] - a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=penny

  3. Penny
    Until modern times, the base unit of currency in Britain and the chief every-day coin. Originally silver. Later a large bronze coin.
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  4. Penny
    (US Currency and Slang) - 1 cent coin.
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  5. Penny
    Pre- decimal currency equal to approximately 1/2 one pence in today's money. There were 12 pennies in one Shilling and 20 Shillings in £1.00
    Found op http://www.leadminingmuseum.co.uk/Glossary.htm

  6. penny
    Basic coin of English currency from about the 6th century, apparently named after Penda, king of Mercia. The penny was the only coin in general circulation until the 13th century and was defined in...
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  7. Penny
    As applied to nails, it originally indicated the price per hundred. The term now serves as a measure of nail length and is abbreviated by the letter 'D.'
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  8. penny
    Originally a standard silver coin used in medieval England which was derived from the Roman denarius -hence the pre-decimalisation abbreviation 'd'. Early pennies were sometimes cut in half or quarters to make halfpennies and fourthlings, or farthings, although these later became round coins in thei...
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  9. Penny
    Pen'ny adjective [ Perh. a corruption of pun , for pound .] Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, ten penny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/47

  10. Penny
    Pen·ny noun ; plural Pennies or Pence Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. [ Middle English peni , Anglo-Saxon penig , pening , pending ; akin to D...
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  11. Penny
    Pen'ny adjective Worth or costing one penny.
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  12. penny
    Pl. Pennies or Pence. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. [OE. Peni, AS. Penig, pening, pending; akin to D. Penning, OHG. Pfenning, pfenting, G. Pfennig, Icel. Penningr; of uncertain origin. ... 1. An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth...
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  1. penny
    cent noun a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
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  2. penny
    noun a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
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  3. Penny
    The English equivalent to the pfennig, minted for the first time in the eighth century after the Carolingian model. A pound was originally worth 240 pence. Since decimalisation in 1971, there are 100 pence to a pound.
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  4. Penny
    • (n.) See Denarius. • (a.) Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds. • (n.) An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in a...
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  5. penny
    (from the article `coin`) English coinage proper began with the silver penny of Offa, king of Mercia (757–796). It was first struck at around the weight of the sceat, from ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/39

  6. Penny
    Penny is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Duck` Where is it used? The name Penny is mainly used In English.It is an abbreviated form of Pene, used In English.If it`s too long people might use In English: PenSee also In Greek Mythology and In English: Penelope (F) From Old English...
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  7. Penny
    [Irish decimal coin] The decimal one penny (1p) (pingin) coin was the second smallest denomination of the Irish pound. It was first issued when the Irish currency was decimalised on Decimal Day, 15 February 1971. It was the second of three new designs introduced all in bronze, the others bei...
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  8. Penny
    [Irish pre-decimal coin] The penny (1d) (pingin) coin was the third smallest denomination of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1/240 of a pound or 1/12 of a shilling. To express an amount, penny was abbreviated to "d", e.g. 1d, from the Roman denarius. It was introduced in 1928 to replace i...
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  9. Penny
    [Canadian coin] In Canada, a penny is a coin worth one cent, or 1/100 of a dollar. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the "one-cent piece", but in practice the term penny or cent is universal. Originally, "penny" referred to a two-cent coin. When ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(Canadian_coin)

  10. Penny
    [English coin] The English Penny, originally a coin of 1.3 to 1.5 g pure silver, includes the penny introduced around the year 785 by King Offa of Mercia. However, his coins were similar in size and weight to the continental deniers of the period, and to the Anglo-Saxon sceats which had gone...
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  11. Penny
    [British decimal coin] The British decimal one penny (1p) coin, produced by the Royal Mint, was issued on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. In practice, it had been available from banks in bags of £1 for some weeks previously. The coin, known at first as a "new...
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  12. Penny
    [United States coin] The United States one-cent coin, commonly known as a penny, is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States dollar. The cent`s symbol is ¢. Its obverse has featured the profile of President Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of his birth. Fro...
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  13. Penny
    A penny is a coin (pl. pennies) or a type of currency (pl. pence) used in several English-speaking countries. It is often the smallest denomination within a currency system. ==Etymology== Old English versions of the word penny are penig, pening, penning and pending; the word appears in German as Pf...
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