Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plural of penny.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun pl. of penny. See penny.

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  • noun UK Plural form of penny (the sub-unit of the pound sterling).

Etymologies

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14th century contraction of penies ("pennies"), collective plural of penny.

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  • = pennies (plural of penny)

    July 17, 2008