pennies
plural ofpenny
| 单词 | pennies |
| 释义 | pennies plural ofpenny Examplesofpenniespennies In cases like (17) the (implied) debt is referential, but thepenniesto pay it off are not (yet). From theCambridge English Corpus Most of the staff of the technical universities and the research laboratories are now pensioners - and they work forpennies. From theCambridge English Corpus Nowadays, nobody misses shillings,penniesand ha'pennies; surely in thirty years, no one would miss bough, ache, or sew. From theCambridge English Corpus He is paying out a multiplicity ofpennies, one to each worker. From theCambridge English Corpus If thepenniesshould add up to a thaler, this sum of money will be paid to the winner, and he will receive a silver medal. From theCambridge English Corpus Pennieswere last minted in substantial quantities in 1949. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They counted thepennieson everything and did not mind the fact that people were at risk because of their abysmal policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our business is to putpenniesinto begging bowls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That may seem like a small issue, but, when people are counting thepennies, a month's car tax that one could have reclaimed is important. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, the use of television for commercial advertisers to squeezepenniesout of children is a contemptible thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that the housewife will deduct thesepenniesbefore she hands her husband his pocket money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Penniesare being collected from humble people who gladly contribute for this good cause, and undoubtedly the troops appreciate these gifts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am satisfied that to exchange all existingpenniesfor coins worth one-tenth of a shilling, or to revalue the penny, would be quite impracticable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If a man takes sixpenniesout of one of my pockets and puts the sixpenny piece into the other, what is the difference? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that most people would prefer not to have to handle even morepenniesthan they do at present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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