penny

/pəni/noun

A British coin, or unit of money, equal to one hundredth of a pound sterling.

Example sentences

“He found a penny on the pavement and slipped it into his pocket.”
“The cashier gave me two pounds and one penny in change.”

The plural splits: 'pennies' for the coins themselves, 'pence' for amounts. 'A pretty penny' means a lot of money.

Related words

dollarThe name of the main unit of money used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and several other countries.coinageThe coins of a country considered as a group; money in coin form.centA small unit of money worth one hundredth of a country's main currency.banknoteA unit of money printed on paper or a plastic-like material.fortuneA very large amount of money.currencyThe money, or other means of payment, that people use to buy and sell things.