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megapenny

Syllables: me·ga·pen·nyUS/ˈmɛ.ɡəˌpɛ.ni/

megapenny noun: a million cents. ($10,000).

megapenny: a million cents. ($10,000)
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Noun

megapenny (plural megapennies)

  1. (humorous) A million cents. ($10,000)
    • Or megapenny ($10,000) and nanoacre (for measuring chip sizes).1997, Gene Wirchenko, Re: New IEC proposal: 1 kibibyte = 1024 bytes, alt.folklore.computers (January 10, 1997)
    • If I could, there would probably be dozens of large software corporations banging on my door, offering 20 megapennies a year, company cars, ...2005, 'holatuwol', Forum post, forums.kingdomofloathing.com (February 19, 2005)
  2. (humorous) An indefinite amount of money, implied to be large.
    • A megapenny for your thoughts, please.1992, 'Stinger51', IE vs. NS (philosophy question), phpbuilder.com (October 11, 2002)
    • Not a penny, but megapennies!!! ....1998, Greg Bennett and David C. Cox, Top Ten Harris Lies, "Harrisment" (February 1998)

Examples of megapenny in a sentence

  • In addition, [the computer] should not cost more than one “Megapenny” ($10,000 at the time).2020, Philippe Darche, Microprocessor 1:
  • And any billionaire who's worried about losing that megapenny really ought to take up a hobby, like maybe horse riding.2005, Phil Hampton, re: Billionaire’s Money Question, Dilbert Blog (December 20, 2005)

Forms of megapenny

pluralmegapennies

Origin of megapenny

From mega- + penny.

Words that rhyme with megapenny

7 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about megapenny

What does megapenny mean?
Megapenny means a million cents. ($10,000).
How do you use megapenny in a sentence?
In addition, [the computer] should not cost more than one “Megapenny” ($10,000 at the time).
What part of speech is megapenny?
Megapenny is a noun.
How do you pronounce megapenny?
Megapenny is pronounced /ˈmɛ.ɡəˌpɛ.ni/ (US).
What is the plural of megapenny?
The plural of megapenny is megapennies.

Words near megapenny in the dictionary

  1. megapel
  2. megapels
  3. megapenis
  4. megapenises
  5. megapennies
  6. megapenny
  7. megaphage
  8. megaphages
  9. megaphagia
  10. megaphagosome
  11. megaphagosomes

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