a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.

Also called new penny. a bronze coin and monetary unit of the United Kingdom and various other nations, the 100th part of a pound. Abbreviation

p

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. Abbreviation

d.

a sum of money

He spent every penny he ever earned.

the length of a nail in terms of certain standard designations from twopenny to sixtypenny.

Stock Exchange . of, pertaining to, or being penny stock

frenzied speculation in the penny market.

a bad penny

someone or something undesirable.

a pretty penny

Informal . a considerable sum of money

Their car must have cost them a pretty penny.

Chiefly British Slang . spend a penny

to urinate

from the former cost of using a public lavatory.

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.