spend a penny
spend a penny verb: to use the toilet.
Verb
spend a penny (third-person singular simple present spends a penny, present participle spending a penny, simple past and past participle spent a penny)
- To use the toilet.
- I put on a lick of paint, slip over and spend a penny in Costing…I should technically use the one in Records but I've told them, that lavatory seat is a death trap.1982, Alan Bennett, “A Woman of No Importance”, in The Complete Talking Heads, Picador, published 2010, →ISBN, page 14
spend a penny meaning in Bengali
spend a penny in Bengali
- শৌচাগার ব্যবহার করা
Forms of spend a penny
| third-person singular present | spends a penny |
|---|---|
| present participle | spending a penny |
| past participle | spent a penny |
| past | spent a penny |
Origin of spend a penny
From the act of putting a (pre-decimal) penny in the slot of a pay-toilet cubicle.
Questions about spend a penny
- What does spend a penny mean?
- Spend a penny means to use the toilet.
- What is spend a penny in Bengali?
- Spend a penny in Bengali is শৌচাগার ব্যবহার করা. See Spend a penny meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is spend a penny?
- Spend a penny is a verb.
- What is the past tense of spend a penny?
- The past tense of spend a penny is spent a penny.
Words near spend a penny in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: spend a penny (page history and authors); spend a penny (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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