Phrase Hound found 32 phrases and 20 compound words that contain pennies. The most common are listed below. Open pennies in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 32
- water penniesplural of water penny: A round, aquatic beetle of the family Psephenidae.
- wheat penniesplural of wheat penny: A US one-cent coin produced from 1909 to 1959, having a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the obverse and a pair of ears of wheat on the reverse.
- two pennies' worthOne's opinion or thoughts.
- two penniesSynonym of two pennies' worth: One's opinion or thoughts.
- watch the penniesTo be careful about how much one spends; to try to save money wherever possible.
- bad penniesplural of bad penny: A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.
- death penniesplural of death penny: A coin placed on the eyelid of a deceased person to keep the eye closed.
- hearth-penniesplural of hearth-penny: The alms-fee.
- jam penniesplural of jam penny: A small circular jam sandwich.
- luck penniesplural of luck penny: A small sum of money given back for luck when paying.
- old penniesplural of old penny: The pre-decimalisation United Kingdom penny, ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling. Symbol: d
- pinch penniesTo severely economize.
- pretty penniesplural of pretty penny: Chiefly preceded by a: a considerable amount of money; a high income or price.
- red penniesplural of red penny: A copper penny.
- third penniesplural of third penny: A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the county court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl.
- toffee penniesplural of toffee penny: A sweet consisting of a large flat circle of toffee.
- pinching penniespresent participle and gerund of pinch pennies
- Henny Penniesplural of Henny Penny: One who panics at the slightest provocation.
- pennies on the dollarA small amount of money, much less than would be expected.
- Kissi penniesplural of Kissi penny: A former currency made in Sierra Leone and used by the Kissi and other peoples, consisting of a long metal rod with one end T-shaped and the other having a hoe-like blade.
- widow's penniesplural of widow's penny: Synonym of death penny (“the memorial plaque, a circular bronze plaque presented to the next of kin of British Empire personnel killed in World War I”)
- chase pennies with dollarsTo expend more money or effort in gaining something (especially, a cost reduction or revenue addition) than it is worth.
- chased pennies with dollarssimple past and past participle of chase pennies with dollars
- chasing pennies with dollarspresent participle and gerund of chase pennies with dollars
- chases pennies with dollarsthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase pennies with dollars: To expend more money or effort in gaining something (especially, a cost reduction or revenue addition) than it is worth.
Compound words 20
- catchpenniesplural of catchpenny: A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
- fippenniesplural of fippenny: A fivepenny; a fivepenny bit.
- fourpenniesplural of fourpenny: Costing fourpence.
- halfpenniesplural of halfpenny: Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpennies.
- hearthpenniesplural of hearthpenny: The alms-fee.
- lickpenniesplural of lickpenny: Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
- megapenniesplural of megapenny: A million cents. ($10,000)
- ninepenniesplural of ninepenny: Having a value or cost of ninepence.
- pickpenniesplural of pickpenny: A miser.
- pinchpenniesplural of pinchpenny: One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.