penny

noun [C]

/ˈpen·i/

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› in the US and Canada, a coin worth 1/100th of a dollar; a cent: I keep pennies in a jar. › A penny can also mean the smallest amount of money possible or the total cost of something: Our insurance didn’t cover a penny of our medical bills. It was an expensive meal but worth every penny.

(Definition of penny noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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