Plural of penny
regular plural
The plural of penny is pennies or pence.
Forms of penny
| Singular | penny /ˈpɛni/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pennies /ˈpɛnɪz/ pence /pɛns/ |
| Countable | countable |
Pennies and pence in a sentence
- We were to find several more pennies, and some half-pennies, before we reached the north shore.1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 150
- A hundred and eleven pennies!2015 November 22, “Pennies”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 35, John Oliver (actor), via HBO
- That's just my two pennies' worth; you can believe what you like.From the entry two pennies' worth
- Jam pennies were reportedly a favourite food of Queen Elizabeth II.From the entry jam penny
- The pile of pennies began to topple.From the entry topple
Meaning of penny
- noun In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- noun In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
- noun In Ireland, a coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
Questions about the plural of penny
- What is the plural of penny?
- The plural of penny is pennies or pence.
- Which is correct, pennies or pence?
- Both are used. pence is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is penny countable?
- Penny is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: penny (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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