It takes a hundred pennies to make a dollar. Even though it doesn't have a heck of a lot of value, a penny may bring you luck if you pick it up (as the saying goes).
Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails;
Noun
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
Noun
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
a.
Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in
combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which
one thousand weight ten pounds.
n.
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).
n.
Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.
n.
Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
n.
See Denarius.
a.
Worth or costing one penny.
Penny
Penny
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Penny
Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails;
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).
Worth or costing one penny.
Usage Examples
Every day, every birthday candle I blow out, every penny I throw over my shoulder in a wishing well, every time my daughter says, 'Let's make a wish on a star,' there's one thing I wish for: wisdom.
The chances of a bank going out of business are extremely slim, but it's always a good idea to spread around major sums so every penny is backed by insurance.
It's not just the kid who's spent every penny from his job to upgrade his car to tell the world he cares about sports cars, it's also the person driving around in a fuel-conscious hybrid electric car, because it's more a message to the world than an effective means of saving fuel, to be quite honest.
I was always a kid trying to make a buck. I borrowed a dollar from my dad, went to the penny candy store, bought a dollar's worth of candy, set up my booth, and sold candy for five cents apiece. Ate half my inventory, made $2.50, gave my dad back his dollar.
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Other Usage ExamplesI part of this great nation because my grandfather was born here, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He took a horse, back in 1895, and ride it all the way down to Guanajuato, looking for his American dream. No penny in his pocket, only dreams in his head. And he was an immigrant coming from the States into Mexico. And he found his American dream in Mexico.
And here's the fact: the fact is it doesn't solve the problem. First of all, if you taxed these people at 100 percent, basically next year you said, 'Look, every penny you make next year the government's going to take it from you,' it still doesn't solve the debt.
Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain.
What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.
Tiger Woods is the only sports star who's worth every penny he makes.