Synonym: cent, centime. Similar words: penny stock, penny-pinching, pennant, pen name, pennies, openness, penniless, canny. Meaning: ['penɪ] n. 1. a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound 2. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit.
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181 My parents never gave me a penny after I turned sixteen.
182 Perhaps I didn't make myself clear - there won't be a penny of extra money for this project.
183 And she adds: But Alan Govier from Oxford hasn't received a penny in pension payments.
184 If Mr. Millan releases the money, every last penny of it will go to the coalfield areas.
185 In fact, you won't have to pay a penny until you've studied your policy in depth.
186 Penny began an inane conversation about the book she was reading to fill the silence.
187 Licensed dealers will hold surplus money on deposit from them and take every penny they can.
188 His mere re-election can be relied on to revive the market and solve those problems - without costing the public purse one penny.
189 Mike was driving, and Penny was in the front seat.
190 Wall Street had been expecting earnings of a penny a share, according to a survey by First Call Inc.
191 A cap like a puddle now lies at his feet, to receive the odd penny.
192 She was paid as much as her male colleagues, and earned every penny.
193 Punters are just crazy about penny shares, and their blindness, some might argue, is only too readily exploited. Sentencedict.com
194 But I was desperate ... a room was going to cost money and I didn't have a penny.
195 He would need every penny for the fare back home.
196 Me and you and Denver gon na spend every penny of it.
197 Its strong profits rise and increased dividend payout had been anticipated by the City and the shares gained just a penny.
198 His Department has not allocated a single penny to that programme for 1992-93.
199 Moreover, although titles were two a penny in Cannes, Lord Westbourne was different.
200 They're expected to fetch up to £4,000 and every penny will go to charity.
201 I took long breaks away from training and would then reappear like the proverbial bad penny, as if I had never been away.
202 Penny lay in another hospital bed suffering the acute, painful stages of the disease.
203 Try penny whistles, maracas, guitars, recorders, bongo drums and the piano for melodious fun.
204 Penny was eating a piece of bacon off his plate.
205 A pair to fit wellies which reach right up to the knee cost a penny short of a fiver.
206 The other girls are carrying purses and wearing seersucker and madras cotton blouses or printed cotton dresses and penny loafers.
207 Oestrogen makes women feel great and it shouldn't cost them a penny.
208 Britain is not giving a penny, not even a penny black!
209 And made a mint out of it. Without paying a penny to Malcolm and Vivienne - whose idea it was.
210 My father said not to spend a penny more than I need.