— pennied , adj.
/pen"ee/ , n. , pl. pennies , ( esp. collectively for 2, 3 ) pence , adj.
n.
1. a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
2. Also called new penny . a bronze coin and monetary unit of the United Kingdom and various other nations, the 100th part of a pound. Abbr.: p
3. a former bronze coin and monetary unit of the United Kingdom and various other nations, the 12th part of a shilling: use phased out in 1971. Abbr.: d.
4. a sum of money: He spent every penny he ever earned.
5. the length of a nail in terms of certain standard designations from twopenny to sixtypenny.
6. a bad penny , someone or something undesirable.
7. a pretty penny , Informal. a considerable sum of money: Their car must have cost them a pretty penny.
8. Chiefly Brit. Slang. spend a penny , to urinate: from the former cost of using a public lavatory.
9. turn an honest penny , to earn one's living honestly; make money by fair means: He's never turned an honest penny in his life.
adj.
10. Stock Exchange. of, pertaining to, or being penny stock: frenzied speculation in the penny market.
[ bef. 900; ME peni, OE penig, paenig, pen ( n ) ing, pending, c. OFris penning, panning, OS, D penning, OHG pfenning, phantinc, phenting (G Pfennig ), ON penningr (perh. pandingaz, prob. equiv. to * pand - PAWN 2 + * -ingaz -ING 3 ]