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pennies

USPEN-eez/ˈpɛn.iːz/UKPEN-iz/ˈpɛnɪz/

3 meanings of pennies

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of penny. Use this form when talking about more than one penny.

    He emptied a jar of pennies onto the kitchen counter.

    She handed the cashier three pennies for the candy.

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  2. 2
    noun
    A very small amount of money.

    Like buying something with just the loose change in your pocket.

    She bought the old bike for pennies at the yard sale.

    These secondhand toys cost just pennies each.

    Similarpeanuts, nothing

    Oppositefortune

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  3. 3
    verb
    The form of penny used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    As a joke, my roommate pennies my door shut by pushing coins into the gap between the door and the frame.

    As a prank, he pennies his roommate's door so it won't open.

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pennies is a form of penny

penny, noun: A coin used in the United States, worth one cent: a hundredth of a dollar. Full entry

Forms
pennypennies pluralpence plural
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penny → pennies: change y to i, add -es

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