penny

/ˈpeni/ noun [C] (plural pence, p, pennies)

Translation

POUND › a coin or unit of money with a value of 1/100 of a pound (= UK unit of money); p

peni

There are 100 pence in a pound. fifty pence/50p1405

DOLLAR › a coin with a value of one cent ( = 1/100 of a dollar)

peni, sent

My dad always let us have his pennies to buy candy.1406

every penny › all of an amount of money

her bir kuruşu

He seemed intent on spending every penny of his salary.2424

(Definition of penny noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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