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- noun Plural form of
penny . - noun An unspecified, but very small amount of
money . (It costs only pennies per day.)
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Examples
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To escape the vats I would stop at nothing steal the widow's mite, the orphan's crust, and pennies from a dead man's eyes.
CHAPTER VI 2010
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Because 256 pennies is one hexadecimal dollar, which is sort of
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Everybody who can count all the pennies is wringing their hands and gnashing their teeth.
Today's video: NASA Rover in the Inagural Parade - NASA Watch 2009
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Years ago my mother told me of someone who had a messy divorce, and the husband paid alimony in pennies – dropped in a barrel of molasses. datingjesus
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We picked up pennies from the train tracks, and bedazzled some clothes.
Archive 2008-09-01 Zenmomma 2008
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Martin said the best evidence of the low value of pennies is the fact that many retailers keep a small dish of them at the till in case a customer needs one to make exact change.
MP wants to kill the Penny Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2008
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How many pennies is this gas holiday going to give all those who lose their job and end up on a permanent holiday from employment, HRC?
Clinton: I'm not listening to economists on gas tax holiday 2008
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Martin said the best evidence of the low value of pennies is the fact that many retailers keep a small dish of them at the till in case a customer needs one to make exact change.
Archive 2008-03-30 Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2008
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The organization would also take donations, in pennies only.
A Penny for Your Thoughts? What an Insult! - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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We picked up pennies from the train tracks, and bedazzled some clothes.
Not Back to School Zenmomma 2008
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