Penny
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door. 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.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d. In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p. In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢. In various countries, a small denomination copper or brass coin. A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.
Example sentence: What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.
Cent
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries, including the United States. Symbol: ¢.A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).A hundredth of a half step.
Part of speech: abbreviation
Definition: century
Example sentence: I would say darts is probably 15 per cent throwing. The rest of it is mental strength. Being able to hold your nerve.