PENNY โ Definition of PENNY
noun
1
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.
2
In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.
3
In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
4
In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ยข.
verb
1
To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall.
2
To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.
๐ Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/penny
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