BE TWO (OR TEN) A PENNY

Meaning of BE TWO (OR TEN) A PENNY in English

be two ( or ten) a penny

chiefly Brit.

be plentiful and thus of little value.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
TWO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Английский словарь Британика
TEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Hollywood Ten Ten Commandments Ten Thousand Smokes Valley of
Английский словарь Британика
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, adjective & pron., from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEN — I. ˈten adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tīen, tȳn, tēn; akin to Old High German zehan ten, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — ˈpenē, -ni noun ( plural pennies -ēz, -iz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English penny, peny, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — ( n. ) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( a. ) Worth or costing one penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO — /tooh/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 1 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 2 or II. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEN — /ten/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, nine plus one. 2. a symbol for this number, as 10 or X. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — — pennied , adj. /pen"ee/ , n. , pl. pennies , ( esp. collectively for 2, 3 ) pence , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEN — n. group of ten, set of ten items; playing card equal to a value of ten; ten-dollar bill
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TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tīene, from tīen, adjective, ten; akin to Old High German zehan ten, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY — noun ( plural pennies -nēz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO — noun one and one; twice one. 2. two ·noun a symbol representing two units, as 2, ii., or ii. 3. …
Webster English vocab
TEN — adj one more than nine; twice five. 2. ten ·noun a symbol representing ten units, as 10, x, or x. …
Webster English vocab
PENNY — adj worth or costing one penny. 2. penny ·noun ·see denarius. 3. penny ·noun any small sum or coin; a …
Webster English vocab
TWO — [two] adj [ME twa, two, fr. OE twa (fem. & neut.); akin to OE twegen two (masc.), tu (neut.), OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TEN — [ten] n [ME, fr. OE tiene, fr. tien, adj., ten; akin to OHG zehan ten, L decem, Gk deka] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TEN — ten BrE AmE ten ▷ tens tenz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENNY — penn|y, Penn|y BrE AmE ˈpen |i ▷ penn|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ penny ˈ black BrE AmE ▶ ˌ penny …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWO — / tuː; NAmE / number 2 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEN — / ten; NAmE / number 10 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — / ˈpeni; NAmE / noun ( pl. pen·nies or pence ) HELP NOTE : In senses 1 and 2, pennies …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — two /tuː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twa ] 1 . the number 2: I’ll be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEN — ten /ten/ BrE AmE number , noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tien ] 1 . the number 10: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENNY — pen ‧ ny S1 /ˈpeni/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: penning , penig ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEN — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than nine. 2 a symbol for this (10, x, X). 3 a size …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWO — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEN — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than nine. 2 a symbol for this (10, x, X). 3 a size …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Oxford English vocab
TEN — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than nine. 2 a symbol for this (10, x, X). 3 a size …
Oxford English vocab
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1. a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
TWO — ( twos) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Two is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEN — ( tens) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Ten is the number 10. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — ( pennies, pence) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'pence' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEN — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Ten is the number 10. Over …
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TWO — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEN — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a height of six feet/ten metres etc ▪ Sunflowers can grow to a height of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES not cost (sb) a penny (= cost nothing ) ▪ Using the Internet, you can …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] [plural] twos - (the number) 2They've got two houses.He's got two leather jackets already.I spent two years …
Cambridge English vocab
TEN — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 10nine, ten, elevena ten-seater busa ten-volume dictionaryThere were ten people on the bus."How many …
Cambridge English vocab
PENNY — [noun] [C] [plural] pence or p or pennies - the smallest unit of money in Britain of which there are …
Cambridge English vocab
TWO — n. two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TEN — n. Hollywood Ten Ten Commandments Ten Thousand Smokes Valley of
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TWO — Synonyms and related words : biform, bifurcated, bilateral, bipartisan, bipartite, both, brace, couple, couplet, dichotomous, distich, double, double harness, doublet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TWO — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, TWO CENTS, BIRD IN THE HAND IS …
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TWO — n. two handed two time two wheeler
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PENNY — n. penny dreadful penny pincher penny pinching penny wise
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TWO — INDEX: 1. two 2. two people 3. two things of the same type that are used together 4. each one …
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