# pennies

Pronunciation: US say "PEN-eez" /ˈpɛn.iːz/; UK say "PEN-iz" /ˈpɛnɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of penny. — plural of penny
   - Simple: Plural of penny. Use this form when talking about more than one penny.
   - _The fountain was littered with pennies tossed in for luck._
   - _He sorted the pennies by the year they were minted._
2. A very small sum of money, with no exact amount given.
   - Simple: A very small amount of money.
   - _The investors acquired the failing firm for pennies on the dollar._
   - _He picked up the rare first edition for pennies at a charity stall._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of penny. — third-person singular simple present indicative of penny
   - Simple: The form of penny used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _Every finals week, someone in the dorm pennies a door shut as a prank._
   - _When the breaker keeps tripping, he pennies the old fuse box instead of calling an electrician, which is how house fires start._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pennies (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).