pennies

pen-nies · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Individual penny coins; the plural of penny when referring to separate coins.

  2. 2.

    (British) Plural of penny as a unit of currency worth one hundredth of a pound.

Related words

See also: coin, currency, penny
Synonyms: cents, coins

Etymology

From Old English penig, related to German Pfennig. The word has Germanic origins and has been used in English since before the Norman Conquest.