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.
Money in general.
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.
The currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound.
A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge; a starling.
Sterling silver, or articles made from this material.
Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.
Of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage.
Of, relating to, or made from sterling silver.
Of acknowledged worth or influence; high quality; authoritative.
Genuine; true; pure; of great value or excellence.