Phrase Hound found 145 phrases and 62 compound words that contain penny. The most common are listed below. Open penny in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 145
- penny stockA highly speculative stock selling for less than one dollar or pound per share and quoted in cents or pence.
- penny stocksplural of penny stock: A highly speculative stock selling for less than one dollar or pound per share and quoted in cents or pence.
- pretty pennyChiefly preceded by a: a considerable amount of money; a high income or price.
- death pennyA coin placed on the eyelid of a deceased person to keep the eye closed.
- penny sterlingA British coin worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling, made of silver prior to 1797, and copper thereafter, Abbreviation: d.
- penny farthingA type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one.
- spending a pennypresent participle and gerund of spend a penny
- penny for your thoughtsUsed to inquire into the thoughts and feelings of another, especially when the person appears pensive or conflicted.
- bad pennyA person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.
- penny weddingA wedding at which the guests contribute payments in order to fund the event and to benefit the newly-married couple.
- two a pennyvery common; cheap
- penny postAny of various postal systems in which a short letter or light package could be sent for the price of one penny, particularly uniform penny post in which the rate applied regardless of distance.
- worth every pennyCompletely worth the money paid for it.
- Henny PennyOne who panics at the slightest provocation.
- dead man's pennySynonym of death penny: A coin placed on the eyelid of a deceased person to keep the eye closed.
- penny bunA small bun that sells for a penny.
- penny gaffAn entertainment in 19th-century England consisting of short theatrical displays such as dancing, singing, clowning, and plays.
- penny pincherOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
- penny whistleA tin whistle.
- penny wise and pound foolishPrudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts.
- old pennyThe pre-decimalisation United Kingdom penny, ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling. Symbol: d
- penny arcadeA venue for coin-operated entertainment devices, most notably during the 1930s.
- penny auctionA kind of auction that charges bidders a small fee (such as one penny) for each bid placed.
- Penny BlackThe world's first official national mail postage stamp, issued in 1840 in the United Kingdom as part of the postal reforms establishing a uniform penny post.
- penny candyCandy, historically sold by the piece at one penny each, now usually sold in bulk by weight.
Compound words 62
- pennilessLacking even the smallest amount of money.
- pennywiseCareful with small amounts of money or over small matters.
- pennywortAny of several not closely related plants around the world, generally with round leaves of about the shape and size of a penny.
- pennywhistleSynonym of tin whistle: A small, high-pitched metal whistle with six holes that is blown using a fipple.
- threepennyHaving a value or cost of threepence.
- pennyworthThe amount that can be bought for a penny.
- tenpennyHaving a value or cost of tenpence.
- twopennyHaving a value or cost of twopence.
- pennycressAny of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny).
- pennyweightA unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.