penny
noun
a copper and zinc U.S. coin, worth one 100th of the U.S. dollar; one cent. Previous compositions of U.S. pennies included certain percentages of nickel and steel.
pennies
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pluralof penny.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Mint struck its final circulating pennies on Nov. 12, 2025, each one costing 3.69 cents to produce, leaving roughly 300 billion of them in jars, couches and the ashtrays of America.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
"There are so many people struggling to get by. Some months, we are really scraping the pennies and it can be difficult."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Bergstrom was rapid-firing pennies, worth maybe $10 or $20 each, and occasionally slipping in more valuable coins worth about $80.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
The other explanation is it’s a cash grab made for pennies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
An old mayonnaise jar with a slit in the bottle cap glinted with the coppery dregs of a few pennies.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
