ha'penny

UK
/ˈheɪpəni/
US
/ˈheɪpəni/

Translations

ha'pennynoun
ha'pennies
pl
UK
/ˈheɪpəni/
US
/ˈheɪpəni/
He found a ha'penny on the street.
Он нашел полпенни на улице.
ha'pennyadjective
UK
/ˈheɪpni/
US
/ˈheɪpni/
Used attributively before a noun to indicate a price of half a penny or, figuratively, something cheap or trivial.

Definitions

ha'pennynoun
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'pennyadjective
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.