Penny
/pəni/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Penny
noun
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.
- In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.
- In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
- In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.
- In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.
verb
- To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
"Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall."
- To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.
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