PENNY

noun (plural pennies or pence) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; akin to Old High German pfenning, a coin Date: before 12th century 1. a monetary unit of the United Kingdom formerly equal to 1/240 pound but now equal to 1/100 pound, a similar monetary unit of any of various other countries in or formerly in the Commonwealth of Nations, a coin representing one ~, denarius , cent , a trivial amount, a piece or sum of money