halfpenny

UK
/ˈhælfpəni/
US
/ˈhælfpəni/

Traducciones

halfpennynoun
halfpennies
pl
UK
/ˈhælfpəni/
US
/ˈhælfpəni/
He found an old halfpenny in the attic.
Он нашел старую полпенни на чердаке.
Traducciones adicionales
halfpennyadjective
UK
/ˈheɪpni/
US
/ˈheɪpni/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. ‘a halfpenny stamp’; not normally gradable.
halfpencenoun

halfpenny

halfpence
pl
UK
/ˈhælfpəns/
US
/ˈhælfpəns/
He found a few halfpence in his old coat pocket.
Он нашел несколько полпенни в кармане своего старого пальто.
Sinónimos

Definiciones

halfpennynoun
A former British coin worth half of a penny.
He found an old halfpenny in his grandfather's coin collection.
A unit of currency equal to one half of a penny.
The price of the candy was just a halfpenny.
halfpennyadjective
Costing or worth a halfpenny; very cheap or petty (archaic).
He bought a halfpenny newspaper at the station.
halfpencenoun
Coins that are worth half a penny, used in the past in the United Kingdom.
He found a collection of old halfpence in his grandfather's attic.
The plural form of halfpenny, referring to multiple coins or amounts of half a penny.
The shopkeeper counted out the halfpence to give the correct change.