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ha'penny
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/ˈheɪpəni/
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/ˈheɪpəni/
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ha'penny
noun
ha'pennies
pl
UK
/ˈheɪpəni/
US
/ˈheɪpəni/
полпенни
He found a ha'penny on the street.
Он нашел полпенни на улице.
Synonyms
half-penny
halfpenny
penny
ha'penny
adjective
UK
/ˈheɪpni/
US
/ˈheɪpni/
Used attributively before a noun to indicate a price of half a penny or, figuratively, something cheap or trivial.
Synonyms
cheap
paltry
trivial
measly
puny
insubstantial
shoddy
tawdry
worthless
second-rate
Definitions
ha'penny
noun
A former British coin worth half a penny.
He found an old ha'penny in the attic while cleaning.
A small amount of money.
She wouldn't give a ha'penny for that old chair.
The monetary value of half of one (pre-decimal) British penny.
The newspaper cost a mere ha'penny.
ha'penny
adjective
Costing or worth half a penny.
He bought a ha'penny stamp.
Cheap or trivial; petty.
They proposed some ha'penny fix for a serious problem.
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