English-Thai Dictionary
penny
N เหรียญ เพนนี ของ อังกฤษ มีค่า เท่ากับ 1/12 ชิลลิง cent copper rian-pen-ne-kong-ang-krid
penny dreadful
N นิยาย ถูกๆ ni-yai-tuk-tuk
penny pincher
N คน ขี้เหนียว คน ขี้ตืด คน ตระหนี่ miser kon-ke-niao
penny wise and pound foolish
IDM ขี้ ช้าง จับ ตั๊กแตน ke-chang-jab-tak-ka-tan
penny-ante
SL ราคา ถูก ra-ka-tuk
penny-wise
ADJ เฉียบแหลม ฉลาด money-concious chib-lam
pennyroyal
N พืช จำพวก มิ้นท์ phud-jam-puek-min
pennyweight
N หน่วย วัด น้ำหนัก มีค่า เท่ากับ 24 เกรน (คำย่อ คือ pwt nuai-wad-nam-nak
pennywort
N จำนวน เล็กน้อย จำนวนม รา เงิน หนึ่ง เพนนี สามารถ ซื้อ ได้
pennyworth
N จำนวน เล็กน้อย จำนวน นิดหน่อย jam-nuan-lek-noi
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PENNY
n.plu. pennies or pence. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. 1. An ancient English silver coin; but now an imaginary money of account, twelve of which are equal to a shilling. It is the radical denomination from which English coin is numbered.
2. In ancient English statutes, any or all silver money.
3. Proverbially, a small sum. He will not lend a penny.
4. Money in general.
Be sure to turn the penny.
PENNYPOST
n.One that carries letters from the post office and delivers them to the proper persons for a penny or other small compensation.
PENNYROYAL
n.A plant of the genus Mentha. The English pennyroyal is the Mentha pulegium; the N. American pennyroyal is the Cunila pulegioides.
PENNYWEIGHT
n.A troy weight containing twenty four grains, each grain being equal in weight to a grain of wheat from the middle of the ear, well dried. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name. Twenty penny-weights make an ounce troy.
PENNYWISE
a.Saving small sums at the hazard of larger; niggardly on improper occasions.
PENNYWORTH
n.As much as is bought for a penny. 1. Any purchase; any thing bought or sold for money; that which is worth the money given.
2. A good bargain; something advantageously purchased, or for less than it is worth.
3. A small quantity.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PENNY
Pen "ny, a. Etym: [Perh. a corruption of pun, for pound. ]
Defn: Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds.
PENNY
Pen *ny, n.; pl. Pennies or Pence (. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. Etym: [OE. peni, AS. penig, pening, pending; akin to D. penning, OHG. pfenning, pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr; of uncertain origin. ]
1. An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius ).
Note: "The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the only one, corresponded to the denarius of the Continent. .. [and was ] called penny, denarius, or denier. " R. S. Poole. The ancient silver penny was worth about three pence sterling (see Pennyweight ). The old Scotch penny was only one twelfth the value of the English coin. In the United States the word penny is popularly used for cent.
2. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver. Shak.
3. Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny. What penny hath Rome borne, What men provided, what munition sent Shak.
4. (Script. )
Defn: See Denarius. Penny cress (Bot. ), an annual herb of the Mustard family, having round, flat pods like silver pennies (Thlaspi arvense ). Dr. Prior. -- Penny dog (Zoöl.), a kind of shark found on the South coast of Britain: the tope. -- Penny father, a penurious person; a niggard. [Obs. ] Robinson (More's Utopia ). -- Penny grass (Bot. ), pennyroyal. [R.] -- Penny post, a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a mail carrier. -- Penny wise, wise or prudent only in small matters; saving small sums while losing larger; -- used chiefly in the phrase, penny wise and pound foolish.
PENNY
PENNY Pen "ny, a.
Defn: Worth or costing one penny.
PENNY-A-LINER
PENNY-A-LINER Pen "ny-a-lin "er, n.
Defn: One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer. Thackeray.
PENNYROYAL
Pen `ny *roy "al, n. Etym: [A corruption of OE. puliall royal. OE. puliall is ultimately derived fr. L. puleium, or pulegium regium (so called as being good against fleas ), fr. pulex a flea; and royal is a translation of L. regium, in puleium regium.] (Bot. )
Defn: An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium ) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides ) resembling it in flavor. Bastard pennyroyal (Bot. ) See Blue curls, under Blue.
PENNYWEIGHT
PENNYWEIGHT Pen "ny *weight `, n.
Defn: A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.
PENNYWORT
PENNYWORT Pen "ny *wort `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria ) with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets. March, or Water, pennywort. (Bot. ) See under March.
PENNYWORTH
PENNYWORTH Pen "ny *worth `, n.
1. A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny. "A dear pennyworth. " Evelyn.
2. Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain. The priests sold the better pennyworths. Locke.
3. A small quantity; a trifle. Bacon.
New American Oxford Dictionary
penny
pen ny |ˈpenē ˈpɛni | ▶noun 1 a one-cent coin equal to one hundredth of a dollar. • ( pl. for separate coins pennies, for a sum of money pence |pens | ) (abbr.: p ) a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound. • (abbr.: d ) a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a shilling and one 240th of a pound. • (pennies ) a small sum of money: in the current economic situation any chance to save a few pennies is welcome. • (in biblical use ) a denarius. 2 [ with negative ] (a penny ) used for emphasis to denote no money at all: we didn't get paid a penny. PHRASES be two (or ten ) a penny chiefly Brit. be plentiful or easily obtained and consequently of little value. pinch (or count or watch ) ( one's ) pennies be careful about how much one spends: he is pinching pennies to save for a movie | she's been watching her pennies. in for a penny, in for a pound used to express someone's intention to complete an enterprise once it has been undertaken, however much time, effort, or money this entails. look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves proverb if you concentrate on saving small amounts of money, you'll soon amass a large amount. pennies from heaven unexpected benefits, esp. financial ones. the penny dropped informal, chiefly Brit. used to indicate that someone has finally realized or understood something. a penny for your thoughts used to ask someone what they are thinking about. a pretty penny a considerable amount of money: old Sid charged a pretty penny for his services. spend a penny see spend. ORIGIN Old English penig, penning, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch penning, German Pfennig, perhaps also to pawn 2 and (with reference to shape ) pan 1 .
penny ante
pen ny an te ▶noun poker played for very small stakes. • [ as modifier ] informal petty; contemptible: a penny-ante scandal of little substance.
penny arcade
pen ny ar cade ▶noun historical an indoor area with coin-operated mechanical games, photography booths, picture shows, and other amusements.
penny black
penny black ▶noun the world's first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840. It was printed in black with an effigy of Queen Victoria, and had a value of one penny.
pennycress
pen ny cress |ˈpenēˌkres ˈpɛnikrɛs | ▶noun a weed of the cabbage family, similar to shepherd's purse but with deeply notched, flat round pods. Native to Europe, it has become well established in North America. [Thlaspi arvense, family Brassicaceae. ]
penny dreadful
pen ny dread ful ▶noun a cheap, sensational comic or storybook. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: so named because the original cost was one penny.
penny-farthing
pen ny-far thing |ˈpɛni ˈfɑrðɪŋ | ▶noun historical an early type of bicycle with a very large front wheel and a small rear wheel. Also called ordinary.
penny loafer
pen ny loaf er ▶noun a casual leather shoe with a decorative slotted leather strip over the upper, in which a coin may be placed.
penny-pinching
pen ny-pinch ing |ˈpɛni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ | ▶adjective unwilling to spend or share money; miserly; mean. ▶noun unwillingness to spend or share money. DERIVATIVES pen ny-pinch er noun
penny plain
penny plain ▶adjective Brit. plain and simple: a penny plain version that takes away some of the character from the piece. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: with reference to prints of characters sold for toy theatres, costing one penny for black-and-white ones, and two pennies for coloured ones.
penny post
penny post ▶noun [ in sing. ] historical a system of carrying letters at a charge of one penny, in particular the system established in the UK in 1840 at the instigation of Sir Rowland Hill.
pennyroyal
pen ny roy al |ˈpenēˌroiəl ˈpɛnirɔɪəl | ▶noun either of two small-leaved plants of the mint family, used in herbal medicine. [A creeping Eurasian plant (Mentha pulegium ), and American pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides ), family Labiatae. ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French puliol (based on Latin pulegium ‘thyme ’) + real ‘royal. ’
penny stock
pen ny stock ▶noun a common stock valued at less than one dollar, and therefore highly speculative.
pennyweight
pen ny weight |ˈpenēˌwāt ˈpɛniweɪt | ▶noun a unit of weight, 24 grains or one twentieth of an ounce troy.
penny whistle
pen ny whis tle |ˈpɛni ˌ (h )wɪsəl | ▶noun another term for tin whistle.
penny wise
pen ny wise ▶adjective extremely careful about the way one spends even small amounts of money. PHRASES penny wise and pound foolish careful and economical in small matters while being wasteful or extravagant in large ones.
pennywort
pen ny wort |ˈpenēwərt, -ˌwôrt ˈpɛniwərt | ▶noun any of a number of plants with rounded leaves, in particular: [● a creeping perennial of the genus Hydrocotyle, family Umbelliferae: numerous species, including the North American water pennywort (H. americana ).]
pennyworth
pen ny worth |ˈpenēˌwərTH ˈpɛniˌwərθ | ▶noun chiefly Brit. an amount of something that may be bought for a penny: a pennyworth of chips. • (one's pennyworth ) a person's contribution to a discussion, esp. one that is unwelcome. • archaic value for one's money; a good bargain.
Oxford Dictionary
penny
penny |ˈpɛni | ▶noun ( pl. for separate coins pennies, for a sum of money pence |pɛns | ) 1 (abbrev.: p ) a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound. • (abbrev.: d ) a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a shilling and 240th of a pound. • N. Amer. informal a one-cent coin. • (in biblical use ) a denarius. 2 (pennies ) a small sum of money: any chance to save a few pennies is welcome. • [ with negative ] (a penny ) used for emphasis to denote no money at all: we didn't get paid a penny. PHRASES a bad penny always turns up proverb someone or something unwelcome will always reappear or return. be two (or ten ) a penny chiefly Brit. be plentiful and consequently of little value. count (or watch or US pinch ) the (or your ) pennies be careful about how much one spends. in for a penny, in for a pound used to express someone's intention to see an undertaking through, however much time, effort, or money this entails. look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves proverb if you concentrate on saving small amounts of money, you'll soon amass a large amount. pennies from heaven unexpected benefits, especially financial ones. the penny dropped informal, chiefly Brit. used to indicate that someone has finally realized something. a penny for your thoughts used to ask someone what they are thinking about. ORIGIN Old English penig, penning of Germanic origin; related to Dutch penning, German Pfennig, perhaps also to pawn 2 and (with reference to shape ) pan 1 . usage: On the different uses of the plural forms pence and pennies, see usage at pence .
penny ante
penny ante ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. poker played for very small stakes. • [ as modifier ] informal petty; contemptible: a penny-ante scandal of little substance.
penny arcade
penny ar ¦cade ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. another term for amusement arcade.
penny black
penny black ▶noun the world's first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840. It was printed in black with an effigy of Queen Victoria, and had a value of one penny.
penny bun
penny bun ▶noun another term for cep.
pennycress
penny |cress ▶noun a European weed with flat round pods, which has become naturalized in North America. ●Thlaspi arvense, family Cruciferae.
penny dreadful
penny dread |ful ▶noun a cheap, sensational comic or storybook. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: so named because the original cost was one penny.
penny-farthing
penny-farthing ▶noun historical an early type of bicycle, made in Britain, with a very large front wheel and a small rear wheel.
penny loafer
penny loaf ¦er ▶noun a casual leather shoe with a decorative slotted leather strip over the upper, in which a coin may be placed.
penny-pinching
penny-pinching ▶adjective unwilling to spend money; miserly: penny-pinching governments with a utilitarian approach to the arts. ▶noun [ mass noun ] unwillingness to spend money. DERIVATIVES penny-pincher noun
penny plain
penny plain ▶adjective Brit. plain and simple: a penny plain version that takes away some of the character from the piece. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: with reference to prints of characters sold for toy theatres, costing one penny for black-and-white ones, and two pennies for coloured ones.
penny post
penny post ▶noun [ in sing. ] historical a system of carrying letters at a charge of one penny, in particular the system established in the UK in 1840 at the instigation of Sir Rowland Hill.
pennyroyal
penny |royal |pɛnɪˈrɔɪəl | ▶noun either of two small-leaved plants of the mint family, used in herbal medicine. ●A creeping Eurasian plant (Mentha pulegium ), and American pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides ), family Labiatae. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French puliol (based on Latin pulegium ‘thyme ’) + real ‘royal ’.
penny stock
penny stock ▶noun N. Amer. a common stock valued at less than one dollar, and therefore highly speculative.
pennyweight
penny |weight |ˈpɛnɪweɪt | ▶noun a unit of weight, 24 grains or one twentieth of an ounce troy.
penny whistle
penny whis ¦tle ▶noun another term for tin whistle. • [ as modifier ] S. African used to denote kwela music or the musicians playing it.
penny wise
penny wise ▶adjective extremely careful about the way one spends even small amounts of money. PHRASES penny wise and pound foolish careful and economical in small matters while being wasteful or extravagant in large ones.
pennywort
pennywort |ˈpɛnɪwəːt | ▶noun any of a number of plants with rounded leaves, in particular: ● ( wall pennywort ) a small Eurasian plant that grows in crevices (Umbilicus rupestris, family Crassulaceae ). Also called cotyledon or navelwort ● ( marsh or water pennywort ) a small creeping or floating plant of marshy places (Hydrocotyle vulgaris, family Umbelliferae ). Also called navelwort .
pennyworth
pennyworth |ˈpɛnɪwəːθ |(also penn'orth ) ▶noun Brit. 1 an amount of something that may be bought for a penny: a pennyworth of chips. • archaic value for one's money. 2 (one's pennyworth ) a person's contribution to a discussion: Bob would have to put his two pennyworth in first.
American Oxford Thesaurus
penny
penny noun PHRASES a pretty penny informal I bet that boat cost you a pretty penny: a lot of money, millions, billions, a king's ransom; informal a (small ) fortune, lots /heaps of money, a mint, a killing, a bundle, a tidy sum, big money, big bucks, an arm and a leg.
penny-pincher
penny-pincher noun you expect to get a raise from that penny-pincher? miser, Scrooge; informal skinflint, money-grubber, cheapskate, tightwad. ANTONYMS spendthrift.
penny-pinching
penny-pinching adjective Zane's penny-pinching aunt gave him five dollars as a wedding gift: mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close-fisted, cheeseparing, grasping, Scroogelike; informal stingy, mingy, tight, tightfisted, money-grubbing; formal penurious; archaic near. ANTONYMS generous.
Oxford Thesaurus
penny
penny noun PHRASES a pretty penny informal I bet this costs a pretty penny: a lot of money, a fortune, a considerable /vast sum of money, millions, billions, a king's ransom, a killing, a windfall, a bonanza; informal a small fortune, lots /pots /heaps of money, a mint, a bundle, a packet, a wad, a pile, a stack, a heap, a tidy sum; telephone numbers; Brit. informal a bomb, shedloads, a shedload; N. Amer. big bucks, big money, gazillions; Austral. informal big bickies, motser, motza. two /ten a penny nursing homes are two a penny in Devon: numerous, abundant, thick on the ground, profuse, plentiful, prolific, copious, legion, innumerable, countless, infinite, numberless; in large numbers, by the gross, in strength, by the yard; very common, widespread, popular, universal, ubiquitous; literary myriad, innumerous, manifold.
penny-pincher
penny-pincher noun skinflint, miser, Scrooge, niggard, cheese-parer; informal meanie, money-grubber, cheapskate; N. Amer. informal tightwad; vulgar slang tight-arse. ANTONYMS spendthrift; philanthropist.
penny-pinching
penny-pinching adjective mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close-fisted, cheese-paring, penurious, scrimping, grasping, greedy, avaricious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close; informal stingy, mingy, tight, tight-fisted, money-grubbing, money-grabbing; vulgar slang tight-arsed; archaic near. ANTONYMS generous, liberal, munificent.
Duden Dictionary
Penny
Pen ny Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈpɛni |der Penny; Genitiv: des Pennys, (einzelne Stücke:) Pennys und (als Wertangabe: ) Pence |[pɛns ]|englisch penny, verwandt mit Pfennig Währungseinheit in Großbritannien und in anderen Ländern 100 Pence = 1 Pfund Abkürzung: p
Pennyloafer
Pen ny loa fer Substantiv, maskulin Mode , der |P e nnyloafer |englisch penny loafer, aus: penny ( Penny ; in die Aussparung des schmückenden Lederstreifens könnte man eine Münze stecken ) und loafer (Loafer ) Loafer mit einem quer über den Spann verlaufenden schmückenden Lederstreifen, in dem eine Art Schlitz ausgespart ist
Pennystock
Pen ny stock Substantiv, maskulin Wirtschaft , der |ˈpɛnistɔk |der Pennystock; Genitiv: des Pennystocks, Plural: die Pennystocks meist im Plural englisch (in Amerika ) Aktie, die mit weniger als 5 US-Dollar pro Stück gehandelt wird
Pennyweight
Pen ny weight Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P e nnyweight ˈpɛniweɪt |das Pennyweight; Genitiv: des Pennyweight [s ], Plural: die Pennyweights englisches Feingewicht 1,5552 g Abkürzung: dwt Abkürzung: pwt
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
penny
pen ny /péni /名詞 複 1 , 3 (硬貨 )は-nies /-z /, 2 (金額 )はpence /pens /C 1 1ペニー銅貨 〘1971年以降英国で使用されてきた最も下位の銅貨 〙▸ A five pence coin can be exchanged for five pennies .5ペンス硬貨1枚は1ペニー銅貨5枚に両替できる (!前のpenceは単位を示している; ↓2 ) 事情 1 1971年2月11日英国は従来の1ペニー (penny, ｟略 ｠p )を1 シリング (shilling, ｟略 ｠s )の 1 /12 , 1 ポンド (pound, ｟略 ｠￡)の 1 /240 という十二進法から, 1 ￡の 1 /100 の十進法へと移行した. かつてのペニーをold penny, 現在のものをnew pennyまたはdecimal pennyという. 現在の硬貨は1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50pと1 ￡, 2 ￡の8種類 .2 かつて2 --11ペンスと20ペンスはtwentypenceのように1語で書かれ /-pəns /と発音されていた. 現在では2語またはハイフンでつなぎ /-péns /と発音する .2 ペニー , ペンス 〘1971年以降の英国貨幣最小単位; ｟略 ｠ p 〙▸ Calls are charged in 10 pence units .電話料金は10ペンス単位で請求されます ▸ We bought the shares at 88 pence .私たちは1株88ペンスで株を購入した ▸ a half penny 半ペニー (!a ha'pennyとも書き, 1984年に最後の硬貨が回収された ) ▸ two pence 2ペンス (!tupenceともつづった ) ▸ a five penny ice-cream 1個5ペニーのアイスクリーム (!1971年より前の表記法 ) 3 ｟米 カナダ ｠1セント硬貨 , 1セントの価値 ▸ the pennies and nickels in the donation box 募金箱に入れられた1セントと5セント硬貨 4 金銭, 金額 ; 〖否定文で; a ～〗わずかな額 , びた一文 (…ない )▸ a pretty penny ｟古 ｠かなりの金額 ▸ earn [turn ] an honest penny まじめに働いて稼ぐ ▸ worth every penny 有り金をはたいても惜しくない ▸ They didn't charge me a penny .彼らは私に一銭も請求しなかった a b à d p é nny 嫌なもの, 始末の悪いやつ ▸ turn up like a bad penny 〈嫌なやつが 〉頼みもしないのに現れる .A p è nny for your th ó ughts [th é m ].｟くだけて ｠何を考えてるの (!ぼんやりして [考え込んで ]いる人に冗談めかして言う表現 ) .be tw ò [t è n ] a p é nny ｟英 非難して ｠二束三文で, 値打ちのない .c ò unt (the ) p é nnies ｟くだけて ｠出費を細かく計算する ; 倹約家 [けち ]である .cut A ó ff with ò ut a p é nny A 〈人 〉を一銭もやらずに勘当する .Ì n for a p é nny, ì n for a p ó und .｟英 ことわざ ｠いったん始めたら最後までやり通せ .not h à ve tw ò p é nnies [h á lfpennies ] to r ù b tog é ther →halfpenny .p è nnies from h é aven 思いがけない利益 [もうけ ], 棚からぼたもち .p ì nch p é nnies ｟米 くだけて ｠倹約する, つつましく生活する .sp è nd a p é nny ｟英 古 ｠トイレに行く (!婉曲表現 ) .The p è nny (has ) dr ó pped .｟英 くだけて ｠(相手 自分が話の内容を )やっと飲み込んだ, 理解した .～̀ arc á de ｟米 ｠娯楽 [ゲーム ]センター .～̀ c á ndy ｟やや古 ｠ペニーキャンディ 〘1個1ペニーほどのアメ 〙.～̀ dr é adful ｟英 ｠三文小説 .～́ l ò afers ペニーローファー 〘甲に硬貨をはさむ靴 〙.～́ wh ì stle おもちゃの笛 〘ブリキやプラスチック製の6穴横笛 〙.
penny-farthing
p è nny-f á rthing 名詞 C ｟主に英 ｠自転車 〘前輪が大きく後輪が小さい19世紀後半の自転車 〙.
penny-halfpenny
p è nny-h á lfpenny 名詞 複 →penny U C (旧通貨時代の )1ペンス半 .
penny-pinching
p é nny-p ì nch ing 形容詞 名詞 U ｟くだけて 非難して ｠けち (な )(mean ), 出し惜しみをする .p é nny-p ì nch er 名詞
penny-weight
p é nny-w è ight 名詞 U C ペニーウエイト 〘英国の重量単位; 1 /20 オンス; ｟略 ｠pwt 〙.
pennyworth
penny worth /péniwə̀ː r θ |pénəθ /名詞 C 1 1ペニー分 (の価値のあるもの ).2 〖否定文で 〗少量, 僅少 （きんしよう ）.3 お買い得品 (bargain ).
The Wordsmith Dictionary