ha'penny

[ hey-puh-nee, heyp-nee ]

/ ˈheɪ pə ni, ˈheɪp ni /

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noun, plural ha'·pen·nies.British.

contraction of halfpenny.

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Words nearby ha'penny

hap, hapa, hapai, hapaxanthic, hapax legomenon, ha'penny, haphazard, haphazardly, haphazardry, haphephobia, Haphsiba

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How to use ha'penny in a sentence

They deserve every penny and more: booking a four week tour is a huge job.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Every single witness is inadmissible, hearsay, triple-hearsay,” said assistant state attorney Penny Brill in court yesterday.
Did Pablo Escobar Frame a Millionaire for Murdering Banana-Shipping Money Launderers?|Jacqui Goddard|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She regressed to the mental state of a toddler lost in a J.C. Penny department store.
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In 2009, when a military doctor finally diagnosed her husband with the condition, she says, “that was the big a-ha moment.”
When the War Comes Home|Sara Stewart|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I lay there and thrashed about and all I could hear was my father and ‘ha, ha, ha’.
Kate and William’s Royal Family Values|Tom Sykes|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1603 it was ordered that one quart of best ale, or two of small, should be sold for one penny.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
The old postman says it was insufficiently addressed, or it 'ud ha' been here by first post.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Ha—assure you we quite understand; no necessity to say another word about it.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
This is not the first time in history when the lack of a ha'porth of tar has spoilt the ship of State.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Since the end of 1847, not a penny has come into his own pocket either through piano-playing and conducting, or through teaching.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

British Dictionary definitions for ha'penny

ha'penny

/ (ˈheɪpnɪ) /

noun plural -nies

British a variant spelling of halfpenny

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