Money in general.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.
In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.
In the US and (formerly) Canada, a one-cent coin, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.
In Ireland, a coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
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.
During a meal or as part of a drinking game, to drop a penny in a person's drink such that they must finish it (or some such variation thereof); commonly associated with crewdates at Oxford and swaps at Cambridge.
To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
A small bag for carrying money.
A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
To put into a purse.