penny: Meaning and Definition of

pen•ny

1. a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
2. Also calleda bronze coin and monetary unit of the United Kingdom and various other nations, the 100th part of a pound. Abbr.: p
3. a former bronze coin and monetary unit of the United Kingdom and various other nations, the 12th part of a shilling: use phased out in 1971. Abbr.: d.
4. a sum of money: He spent every penny he ever earned.
5. the length of a nail in terms of certain standard designations from twopenny to sixtypenny.
6. someone or something undesirable.
7. a considerable sum of money: Their car must have cost them a pretty penny.
8. to urinate: from the former cost of using a public lavatory.
9. to earn one's living honestly; make money by fair means: He's never turned an honest penny in his life.

1. of, pertaining to, or being penny stock: frenzied speculation in the penny market.

Pen•ny

1. a female given name, form of