penny

გამოთქმა: /ˈpɛni/

განმარტებულია penny სიტყვის თარგმნა ფლექსია სინონიმები

Universal

1 (abbreviation: p) a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound: calls are charged at fifty pence a minute [as modifier]:a fifty-pence piece
(abbreviation: d) a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a shilling and 240th of a pound.
North American informal a one-cent coin.
(in biblical use) a denarius.

2 (pennies) a small sum of money:any chance to save a few pennies is welcome
[with negative] (a penny) used for emphasis to denote no money at all:we didn’t get paid a penny

a bad penny always turns up: proverb someone or something unwelcome will always reappear or return: ‘She’s always turning up.’ Like a bad penny, Clare thought viciously
be two (or ten) a penny: chiefly British be plentiful and consequently of little value: princes used to be two a penny in Hungary
count (or watch or US pinch) the (or your) pennies: be careful about how much one spends: George and Betty have had to watch the pennies since he took early retirement
in for a penny, in for a pound: used to express someone’s intention to see an undertaking through, however much time, effort, or money this entails: oh hell, I thought, in for a penny, in for a pound, and scrubbed the place from top to bottom
look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves: proverb if you concentrate on saving small amounts of money, you’ll soon amass a large amount.
pennies from heaven: unexpected benefits, especially financial ones: compared with the cost of buying the database outright, paying as you go may seem like pennies from heaven
the penny dropped: informal, chiefly British used to indicate that someone has finally realized something: I was about to ask Jack who it was, when the penny suddenly dropped
a penny for your thoughts: used to ask someone what they are thinking about.

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