penni
- noun
- Archaic
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penni
- 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
513
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
A small coin worth one hundredth of a hryvnia
A small Belarusian coin worth one hundredth of a ruble
A small coin used in some African countries equal to one hundredth of the main currency
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.