Definizione monolingua

penny

penny (third-person singular simple present pennies, present participle pennying, simple past and past participle pennied)

1. (slang) To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

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

2. (electronics) To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.

penny (plural pennies when referring to individual coins; (UK) pence when referring to an amount of money)

1. (historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.
2. In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling.
3. (historical) In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
4. In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.
5. In various countries, a small denomination copper or brass coin.
6. A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.

Definizione dizionario penny

centesimo

denaro

penny

Altri significati:

1/100 of a pound sterling or Irish pound

A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.

(historical) In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

(slang) To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

In various countries, a small denomination copper or brass coin.

In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling.

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.

1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound

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

(electronics) To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.