Synonyms for Penny
ˈpɛn ipen·ny

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. pennynoun

   A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.

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

   Synonyms:
   old penny, new penny

2. pennynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   cent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pennynoun

   a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

   Synonyms:
   cent, centime

2. penny, cent, centimenoun

   a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

   Synonyms:
   cent, penny, centime

Matched Categories

1. • Coin
   • Fractional Monetary Unit

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. pennynoun

   Synonyms:
   cent, groat, stiver, denarius

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.7 / 3 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "penny":

   dime, pence, cent, sou, benny, beni

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "Penny":

   潘儿, Brent Pendergast

Suggested Resources

1. penny

   Song lyrics by penny -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by penny on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce Penny?

How to say Penny in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use Penny in a sentence?

1. Hattie Fishburne:

   He's gone Hollywood, for 20 years, I funded my son's career. He promised he would take care of me...To this day, I have not got a Christmas present or a ‘Thank you, Mama’ present. He hasn’t given me a penny.

2. Richard Phillips:

   The attorney generals office made a decision to pay him every penny hes currently owed. I am very happy with how things have turned out.

3. Felix and Oscar, from the Odd Couple:

   A penny for your thoughts? A dollar for your death.

4. Michael Cheuk:

   Penny’s Bay quarantine camp has accomplished its mission.

5. Michael Cohen:

   I will make sure that you and I meet one day while we’re in the courthouse. And I will take you for every penny you still don’t have. And I will come after your Daily Beast and everybody else that you possibly know, so I ’m warning you, tread very f --- lightly, because what I ’m going to do to you is going to be f --- disgusting. You understand me ?