penny, cent, centime
(noun) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
penny
(noun) a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pence (plural Pences)
A surname.
pence
plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
• This is the collective plural, used when referring to a sum of money, as in These apples are twenty pence each. When referring to several coins each worth one penny, the correct plural is pennies, as in I have one tenpence coin and three pennies.
Source: Wiktionary
Pence, n.,
Definition: pl. of Penny. See Penny.
Pen"ny, a. Etym: [Perh. a corruption of pun, for pound.]
Definition: Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds.
Pen*ny, n.; pl. Pennies or Pence (. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. Etym: [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 part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius).
Note: "The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the only one, corresponded to the denarius of the Continent . . . [and was] called penny, denarius, or denier." R. S. Poole. The ancient silver penny was worth about three pence sterling (see Pennyweight). The old Scotch penny was only one twelfth the value of the English coin. In the United States the word penny is popularly used for cent.
2. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver. Shak.
3. Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny. What penny hath Rome borne, What men provided, what munition sent Shak.
4. (Script.)
Definition: See Denarius. Penny cress (Bot.), an annual herb of the Mustard family, having round, flat pods like silver pennies (Thlaspi arvense). Dr. Prior.
– Penny dog (Zoöl.), a kind of shark found on the South coast of Britain: the tope.
– Penny father, a penurious person; a niggard. [Obs.] Robinson (More's Utopia).
– Penny grass (Bot.), pennyroyal. [R.] -- Penny post, a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a mail carrier.
– Penny wise, wise or prudent only in small matters; saving small sums while losing larger; -- used chiefly in the phrase, penny wise and pound foolish.
Pen"ny, a.
Definition: Worth or costing one penny.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
