- plural of penny.
pennies
Example Sentences
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"I had worked out how much I would have owed in old pennies as a couple of hundred pounds," he explained.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Stock your employer put in 25 years ago may have cost pennies against today’s price.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Shareholders received nothing in the bankruptcy, and some bondholders recovered just pennies on the dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The other explanation is it’s a cash grab made for pennies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
She unwrinkles eight one-dollar bills, then counts out 97 cents, mostly in pennies.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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