Averpenny :: Averpenny (n.) Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average.

Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..

Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (n.) Some worthless catchpenny thing.

Earles Penny :: Earles penny () Earnest money. Same as Arles penny.

Fippenny Bit :: Fippenny bit () The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar, -- so called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States..

Get-penny :: Get-penny (n.) Something which gets or gains money; a successful affair.

Hap''penny :: Hap'penny (n.) A half-penny.

Lickpenny :: Lickpenny (n.) A devourer or absorber of money.

Penny :: Penny (a.) Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds..

Penny :: Penny (n.) An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius)..

Penny :: Penny (n.) Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.

Penny :: Penny (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny..

Penny :: Penny (n.) See Denarius.

Penny :: Penny (a.) Worth or costing one penny.

Penny-a-liner :: Penny-a-liner (n.) One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer.

Pennyroyal :: Pennyroyal (n.) An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor..

Pennyweight :: Pennyweight (n.) A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name..

Pennywort :: Pennywort (n.) A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria) with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets..

Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny.

Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.

Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) A small quantity; a trifle.

Pickpenny :: Pickpenny (n.) A miser; also, a sharper..

Pinchpenny :: Pinchpenny (n.) A miserly person.

Rome Penny :: Rome penny () Alt. of Rome sco.

Scrapepenny :: Scrapepenny (n.) One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.

Sixpenny :: Sixpenny (a.) Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf..

Tenpenny :: Tenpenny (a.) Valued or sold at ten pence; as, a tenpenny cake. See 2d Penny, n..

Tenpenny :: Tenpenny (a.) Denoting a size of nails. See 1st Penny.

Third-penny :: Third-penny (n.) A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl..

Threepenny :: Threepenny (a.) Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean..

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