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penny <-ies [or Brit pence]> [ˈpeni, pens] N

1. penny Brit (1/100 of pound):

penny
pens m

2. penny AM (cent):

penny
jednocentówka f

I . penny-pinching N no pl

II . penny-pinching ADJ

penny stocks N pl ECON

Usage examples with pennies

to not have two pennies to rub together inf
nie śmierdzieć groszem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Speculators bought the notes for pennies from de-mobilized soldiers who had to buy nails and seed in the tough economic times following the war.
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And as a result, you can barely sell the ZEV credits for pennies on the dollar.
www.afr.com
For 3 old pennies a customer hired a bathing costume and for 6 old pennies they could hire the whole package which consisted of a bathing cap, costume and towel.
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We acquired the debt the same way that a debt collector does, by purchasing it for pennies on the dollar.
www.independent.co.uk
Some used new pennies as sixpences in vending machines.
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This gap resulted in more than $116 million -- roughly 11.6 billion pennies -- in negative seigniorage.
www.slate.com
Of course, human players might not faithfully apply the equilibrium strategy, especially if matching pennies is played repeatedly.
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They even had to sell their dog to scrape together a few extra pennies.
www.dailymail.co.uk
The twopenny coins measured exactly an inch and a half across; 16 pennies lined up would reach two feet.
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In return children were offered the chance to help themselves to pennies in a giant glass jar.
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