penny

A small coin worth very little, usually one hundredth of a dollar or pound.

• I found a penny on the floor.
• She keeps pennies in a jar.
• Can you spare a penny?

Similar words: cent

Common phrases: copper penny, find a penny

A British coin or amount of money equal to one hundredth of a pound.

• The price fell by one penny.
• This British penny is quite old.
• The bill came to ten pounds and one penny.

Common phrases: one penny, penny coin

Money, especially when talking about saving, spending, or having very little.

• The trip was worth every penny.
• She saved every penny she earned.
• I haven't spent a single penny today.

Similar words: money, cash

Common phrases: every penny, worth every penny, an honest penny

To stop a door opening by forcing small coins into the gap between it and its frame.

• Someone pennied our door last night.
• They tried to penny him in.
• Did you penny the dorm room door?

How to use it: penny someone in (His roommates pennied him in as a prank.)

Common phrases: penny a door, penny someone in

To drop a small coin into someone's drink in a game that requires them to finish it.

• Someone pennied my drink at the party.
• Don't penny her while she is eating.
• He got pennied during the drinking game.

Common phrases: penny someone, penny a drink