- plural of penny.
pennies
Example Sentences
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"There are so many people struggling to get by. Some months, we are really scraping the pennies and it can be difficult."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The other explanation is it’s a cash grab made for pennies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Begum and other women in the village earned only pennies selling their wares after borrowing to buy supplies from a local vendor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
As it was a timber LLC based on large quantities of land, it had previously been agreed that if you exited, you would receive pennies on the dollar per acre.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Big enough for people to have a seat while eating their lunch, or toss pennies in the fountain for a wish.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
