penni
- noun
- Archaic
- My grandfather often spoke of how a penni could buy a lot of candy when he was a child.
Examples
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You needed 100 penni to buy a loaf of bread before the euro was introduced.
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Discussing her third graders, Penni explained, #
Academic text (2012) -
If you're pregnant, you cannot receive a single second or penny of medical attention until cancer is cured.
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In Finland, one euro is equal to about 100 penni.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small coin worth one of 100 parts of a pound or dollar
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9.9
A small unit of money equal to one hundredth of a country's main currency
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9.9
A small coin used in some African countries equal to one hundredth of the main currency
A small coin worth one hundredth of a hryvnia
A small Belarusian coin worth one hundredth of a ruble
Surface Forms
Etymology
Penni comes from an old Northern word penning and is the same root as English penny, both meaning a small coin. So a penni was the 'one-hundredth' part of the Finnish markka, which is why it was a very small unit of money.