noun🔗ShareChelín, moneda de cobre británicaIn the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d."Before decimalisation, my grandmother used to save pennies for her tea. "Antes de la decimalización, mi abuela solía guardar chelines para su té.economyfinancehistoryvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna moneda de cobre en el Reino Unido que vale 1/100 de una libra esterlinaIn the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p."My grandmother gave me a penny for my allowance. "Mi abuela me dio una moneda de un penique para mi asignación.valueeconomybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePennyIn Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p."My grandmother gave me a few pennies for my lunch money at school. "Mi abuela me dio unos centavos para mi dinero del almuerzo en la escuela.valuefinanceeconomyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCentavo, moneda de un centavoIn the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢."My daughter saved her pennies to buy a new coloring book. "Mi hija guardó sus centavos para comprar un nuevo libro para colorear.valuebusinesseconomyfinanceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCentavo, moneda pequeñaIn various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin."My grandmother gave me a penny for my good behavior in school. "Mi abuela me dio un centavo por mi buen comportamiento en la escuela.valueeconomyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna unidad de medida del tamaño de los clavos, que se dice que es el costo por 100 clavos, o el número de clavos por peniqueA unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d."The carpenter ordered 2000 nails at 5 pence per penny. "El carpintero pidió 2000 clavos a 5 peniques por penique.technicalindustrycommercebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDineroMoney in general."to turn an honest penny"ganar dinero honestamentefinanceeconomybusinessassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtascar, bloquearTo 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."Zach y Ben solo llevaban una semana en la universidad cuando las chicas del pasillo les atascaron la puerta.propertyactionbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEvitar el disparo de un disyuntor insertando una moneda en lugar de un fusibleTo 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."To save money, John pennyed the circuit breaker, inserting a coin into the fuse socket instead of a proper fuse. "Para ahorrar dinero, John evitó el disparo del disyuntor, insertando una moneda en el enchufe del fusible en lugar de un fusible adecuado.technologyelectricdevicetechnicalenergymachineelectronicsutilityactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
