Synonyms for penny
ˈpɛn ipen·ny

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. pennynoun

   A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.

   Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall.

   Synonyms:
   old penny, new penny

2. pennynoun

   In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: .

   Synonyms:
   cent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pennynoun

   a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

   Synonyms:
   cent, centime

2. penny, cent, centimenoun

   a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

   Synonyms:
   cent, centime

Matched Categories

1. • Coin
   • Fractional Monetary Unit

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. pennynoun

   Synonyms:
   cent, groat, stiver, denarius

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.7 / 3 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "penny":

   dime, pence, cent, sou, benny, beni

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1. List of known nicknames for "Penny":

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1. Evan Leedy:

   This money that is being given to him -- he earned every penny of it.

2. Michael Cohen:

   I will make sure that you and I meet one day while we’re in the courthouse. And I will take you for every penny you still don’t have. And I will come after your Daily Beast and everybody else that you possibly know, so I ’m warning you, tread very f --- lightly, because what I ’m going to do to you is going to be f --- disgusting. You understand me ?

3. Gary Gensler:

   It raises real questions about whether this structure is fair and best promotes competition, why not allow all venues to have an equal opportunity to execute at sub-penny increments ?

4. Cris Hazzard:

   I'm a big fan of Sahara Convertible Pants, i find them worth every penny. First, all the essential things are there : durability, lightweight, quick-drying and exceptional comfort. I also like them because the material resists snagging on brush and thorns, and the quality is top-notch.

5. Neel Chatterjee:

   This arbitration was not about trade secrets but about employees leaving Google for new opportunities and an engineer being used as a pawn by two tech giants, google fought tooth and nail to take back every penny paid to Anthony Levandowski for Anthony Levandowski multibillion dollar contributions and now Uber is refusing to indemnify Anthony Levandowski despite explicitly agreeing to do so.