Farthing vs. Penny

Farthingnoun

(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.

Pennynoun

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.

Farthingnoun

(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.

Pennynoun

In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.

Farthingnoun

(obsolete) A division of land.

Pennynoun

(historical) In Ireland, a coin worth 100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

Farthingnoun

The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.

Pennynoun

In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.

Farthingnoun

A very small quantity or value.

‘In her cup was no farthing seen of grease.’;

Pennynoun

In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.

Farthingnoun

A division of land.

‘Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee.’;

Pennynoun

A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.

Farthingnoun

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

Pennynoun

Money in general.

‘to turn an honest penny’;

Pennyverb

(slang) To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

‘Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall.’;

Pennyverb

(electronics) 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.

Pennyadjective

Denoting the weight in pounds for one thousand; - used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds.

Pennyadjective

Worth or costing one penny; as, penny candy.

Pennynoun

A former English coin, originally of copper, then 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).

Pennynoun

Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.

Pennynoun

Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.

‘What penny hath Rome borne,What men provided, what munition sent?’;

Pennynoun

See Denarius.

Pennynoun

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

Pennynoun

a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

Penny

A penny is a coin (pl. pennies) or a unit of currency (pl.