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Synonyms for penny

Most common

cent centime old penny groat

All synonyms

Noun

1. Cent

cent, centime

Other

groat, pee informal UK IE, old penny, new penny dated UK IE

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

Forms

Plural
pennies → cents, centimes, groats, pees…

Example sentences

  • cent Four per cent inflation is forecast for this year.
  • groat The seed of the oat plant is called a groat.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pennysteady
centfalling
centimefalling
groatfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pee1
4 letters
cent1
5 letters
groat1
7 letters
centime2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (centime2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
penny