SPEND A PENNY

Meaning of SPEND A PENNY in English

( old-fashioned , BrE ) ( business ) people say 'spend a penny' to avoid saying 'use the toilet'

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SPEND A PENNY — Vrb phrs. To urinate, to go to the lavatory. A euphemism derived from a fee charged in public toilets, albeit …
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SPEND A PENNY — expr BrE infml I've got to spend a penny — Мне нужно в туалет Just say the word if you want to …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SPEND A PENNY — expr BrE infml I've got to spend a penny — Мне нужно в туалет Just say the word if you …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SPEND A PENNY — spend a penny expr BrE infml I've got to spend a penny Мне нужно в туалет Just say the word …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SPEND A PENNY — I've got to spend a penny — Мне нужно в туалет Just say the word if you want to spend …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
SPEND — I. ˈspend verb ( spent -nt ; spent ; spending ; spends ) Etymology: Middle English spenden, from Old English …
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
SPEND — (v. t.) To pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly; to spend winter …
Английский словарь Webster
SPEND — (v. t.) To consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or other vices.
Английский словарь Webster
SPEND — (v. t.) To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Английский словарь Webster
SPEND — ( v. t. ) To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEND — ( v. t. ) To pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEND — ( v. t. ) To consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
SPEND — /spend/ , v. , spent, spending . v.t. 1. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, …
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
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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
SPEND — vi to break ground; to continue working. 2. spend ·vi to be diffused; to spread. 3. spend ·vt to weigh …
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
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPEND — spend BrE AmE spend ▷ spending ˈspend ɪŋ ▷ spends spendz ▷ spent spent
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
SPEND — / spend; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spent , spent / spent; NAmE /) 1. spend sth …
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
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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
SPEND — v.tr. (past and past part. spent) 1 (usu. foll. by on) a (also absol.) pay out (money) in making a …
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
SPEND — v.tr. (past and past part. spent) 1 (usu. foll. by on) a (also absol.) pay out (money) in making a …
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
SPEND — v.tr. (past and past part. spent) 1. (usu. foll. by on) a (also absol.) pay out (money) in making a …
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
SPEND — ( spends, spending, spent) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
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
SPEND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a consumer/spending boom (= a sudden increase in the amount people spend ) ▪ Various …
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
PENNY — [noun] [C] [plural] pence or p or pennies - the smallest unit of money in Britain of which there are …
Cambridge English vocab
PENNY — n. penny dreadful penny pincher penny pinching penny wise
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SPEND — verb ADVERB ▪ wisely ▪ Try to ~ your money wisely. ▪ freely , heavily , lavishly ▪ annually PREPOSITION …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PENNY — n. 25A0; a pretty penny (informal) A LOT OF MONEY, millions, billions, a king's ransom; informal a (small) fortune, lots/pots/heaps …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEND — verb 1 BAD : They don't have any money to spend for luxuries. GOOD : They don't have any money …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY — сущ. 1) (мн. pence, pennies об отдельных монетах) пенни, пенс 2) (мн. ≈ pennies; амер.; разг. ) монета в 1 …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPEND — spend.ogg spend v (spent) 1. тратить, растрачивать, расходовать to spend money time, words - тратить деньги время, слова to spend …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENNY — penny.ogg 1. ʹpenı n ( pl pence; тж. pennies об отдельных монетах) 1. пенни, пенс he put a penny in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENNY — penny сущ.1) мн. ч. pence, pennies (об отдельных монетах) пенни, пенс 2) мн. ч. pennies; амер.; разг. монета в 1 …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPEND — v (spent) 1. тратить, растрачивать, расходовать to spend money time, words - тратить деньги время, слова to spend labour strength …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY — 1. ʹpenı n ( pl pence; тж. pennies об отдельных монетах) 1. пенни, пенс he put a penny in the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PENNY — сущ. 1) мн. pence, pennies ( об отдельных монетах ) пенни, пенс 2) мн. pennies; амер. ; разг. цент, одноцентовая …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PENNY — сущ. 1) мн. pence, pennies (об отдельных монетах) пенни, пенс 2) мн. pennies; амер.; разг. цент, одноцентовая монета 3) деньги •• a penny for your …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPEND — _v. 1> тратить, расходовать (for/on); to spend much trouble on smth. - тратить немало труда на что-л. 2> проводить (время) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PENNY — _n. 1> (_pl. pence о денежной сумме, пишется слитно с числительным от twopence до elevenpence, pennies об отдельных монетах) пенни, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SPEND — v. 1. тратить, расходовать (for/on); to spend much trouble on smth. - тратить немало труда на что-л. 2. проводить (время) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PENNY — n. 1. (pl. pence о денежной сумме, пишется слитно с числительным от twopence до elevenpence, pennies об отдельных монетах) пенни, …
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