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turns an honest penny

turns an honest penny is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn an honest penny.

Meaning of turn an honest penny

Verb

turn an honest penny (third-person singular simple present turns an honest penny, present participle turning an honest penny, simple past and past participle turned an honest penny)

  1. To earn money by honest methods.
    • My client is an infant, a poor foreign immigrant who started scratch as a stowaway and is now trying to turn an honest penny.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[15]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

Questions about turns an honest penny

What is turns an honest penny the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns an honest penny is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn an honest penny.

Words near turns an honest penny in the dictionary

  1. turns a setback into a comeback
  2. turns a trick
  3. turns about
  4. turns again
  5. turns against
  6. turns an honest penny
  7. turns around
  8. turns around one's finger
  9. turns aside
  10. turns away
  11. turns back

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