penny in English

noun
1
a one-cent coin equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
To make things easier, the penny will also go up in value one cent each year until it is worth five cents.
2
used for emphasis to denote no money at all.
we didn't get paid a penny

Use "penny" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "penny" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "penny", or refer to the context using the word "penny" in the English Dictionary.

1. " A penny saved is a penny earned . "

2. A penny saved is a penny gained. 

3. 5 A penny saved is a penny gained. 

4. A penny saved is a penny earned. Benjamin Franklin 

5. 3 Penny and penny, laid up, will be many. 

6. 8 Penny and penny, laid up, will be many. 

7. A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 

8. Not a penny.

9. 10 A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 

10. A penny-farthing

11. 1 A penny saved is a penny earned. Benjamin Franklin 

12. Previously on Penny Dreadful...

13. Yeah, the penny stock.

14. Bolbonac, silver-dollar, penny-flower

15. A trifle, some eight-penny matter.

16. 2 Penny wise and pound foolish.

17. Penny wise and pound foolish.

18. They did not leave a penny.

19. Without a penny to their name

20. She'd give away her last penny.

21. Here is Penny Sue Babion’s obituary

22. Gambled and partied, squandered every penny.

23. Common names: Bolbonac silver-dollar penny-flower

24. Penny has a message for you.

25. 22 A penny for your thoughts.

26. Must have cost you a pretty penny.

27. But rich people didn't buy penny stocks.

28. Stop niggling about every penny we spend.

29. She won't fork out a penny more.

30. 4 The unrighteous penny corrupts righteous pound.

31. His grandparents were humourless and penny-pinching.

32. A penny soul never comes to twopence.

33. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish.

34. A bad penny always turns up. 

35. Note: A Bawbee was a half-penny coin

36. 19 Stop niggling about every penny we spend.

37. Penny: It's a new cocktail dress, absolutely irresistible.

38. If they also exercise skill in spending it, then, as the saying goes, “a penny saved is a penny earned.”

39. Tom put a penny in the slot.

40. Your father didn't give me a penny.

41. Henry VI (1422-61) Penny, Annulets, Calais mint

42. Antique toy cars are ten a penny nowadays.

43. He doesn't mind that she hasn't a penny.

44. I became tired of his penny-pinching friends.

45. Marcia bled him for every penny he had.

46. We'll screw every last penny out of him.

47. Unhappily for Berkowitz, he never got a penny.

48. The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound. 

49. 3 A bad penny always turns up. 

50. Follow the penny hustle, drink the cheap wine.