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[经] 便士




    penny
    pence
    [ noun ]
    1. a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

    2. <noun.quantity>
    3. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

    4. <noun.possession>


    Penny \Pen*ny\, n.; pl. {Pennies}or {Pence}. Pennies denotes the
    number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. [OE.
    peni, AS. penig, pening, pending; akin to D. penning, OHG.
    pfenning, pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr; of uncertain
    origin.]
    1. An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the
    twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and
    equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually
    indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of
    denarius).

    Note: ``The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the
    only one, corresponded to the denarius of the Continent
    . . . [and was] called penny, denarius, or denier.''
    --R. S. Poole. The ancient silver penny was worth about
    three pence sterling (see {Pennyweight}). The old
    Scotch penny was only one twelfth the value of the
    English coin. In the United States the word penny is
    popularly used for cent.

    2. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver. --Shak.

    3. Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.

    What penny hath Rome borne,
    What men provided, what munition sent? --Shak.

    4. (Script.) See {Denarius}.

    {Penny cress} (Bot.), an annual herb of the Mustard family,
    having round, flat pods like silver pennies ({Thlaspi
    arvense}). --Dr. Prior.

    {Penny dog} (Zo["o]l.), a kind of shark found on the South
    coast of Britain: the tope.

    {Penny father}, a penurious person; a niggard. [Obs.]
    --Robinson (More's Utopia).

    {Penny grass} (Bot.), pennyroyal. [R.]

    {Penny post}, a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a
    mail carrier.

    {Penny wise}, wise or prudent only in small matters; saving
    small sums while losing larger; -- used chiefly in the
    phrase, penny wise and pound foolish.


    Penny \Pen"ny\, a. [Perh. a corruption of pun, for pound.]
    Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in
    combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails
    of which one thousand weight ten pounds.


    Penny \Pen"ny\, a.
    Worth or costing one penny.

    1. On London's stock exchange Friday, Cadbury rose one penny (1.9 cents), to 255 pence ($4.69).
    2. "A disproportionate number of customer complaints about broker-dealers in our state derive from the penny stock market," said John B. Hiatt, director of the New Mexico Securities Division.
    3. And the company, once cash-rich, now conserves every penny.
    4. "It might be a little better, but only by a penny or two."
    5. Glaxo and SmithKline Beecham shed a penny each to 553p and 375p. Turnover in aerospace and motor component group Lucas Industries reached 40m as dealers said the company's pension fund sold 20m shares to Smith New Court at 206p.
    6. The old meters, which dated from the 1950s, took a penny for 12 minutes of parking.
    7. Oil companies say this gasoline redesign will raise prices from 15 to 25 cents a gallon, even if the new formula works. Supporters say the cost is only a penny a gallon.
    8. In the first half of the current fiscal year, the SEC has received 2,462 complaints about penny stock fraud compared to 1,510 for all of last year.
    9. Last year he injected Pounds 15m of capital. 'I am responsible for every penny if I am the only owner.
    10. Bid target Northern appreciated 4 to 1010p, and its bidder Trafalgar House edged a penny forward to 75p, in good business of 7.2m Optimism over trading during the festive season brought a cheer to several retailing stocks.
    11. Gasoline for September delivery fell 1.45 cents a gallon to 65.34 cents; October gasoline fell more than a penny, as well.
    12. "This means retailers lost a penny of their operating margin during the period and it means that there is more price pressure to come in the immediate future," she said.
    13. It will be even more salutary for those hopefuls who have been driving up the price of property penny stocks.
    14. The energy futures market headed lower Thursday, with wholesale home heating oil losing about a penny a gallon in volatile trading.
    15. Do It All owners Boots and WH Smith lost 5 to 485p and a penny to 463p respectively.
    16. Unsecured creditors, among them Airbus Industrie and Boeing Co., wouldn't be likely to get a penny of the approximately $1 billion they're owed.
    17. May crude gained a penny, and outer months were mixed.
    18. Even 'coal' offers a fair gamble - a two penny dividend.
    19. They moved a penny forward to 591p, with turnover increasing to 5.4m. Results from Hillsdown generated good two-way business of 8.4m shares, but left the price steady at 163p.
    20. The latter eased a penny to 243p. Oil shares, among the market's best performers last week, were hit by a wave of selling pressure as dealers adopted the view that an emergency meeting of Opec members later this month is now unlikely.
    21. Bills giving the Securities and Exchange Commission authority to curb penny stock fraud and other illegal activities have moved a step closer to becoming law.
    22. It also shaved its 1994 forecast for earnings per share by a penny to 16.3p after exceptionals, and cut its profit forecast by 50m to Pounds 1.15bn.
    23. "Hundreds of census tracts in low-income America did not receive a penny in mortgage loans," she said.
    24. Levine said he would have gotten $2.4 million for supplying Boesky with information, but "never received a penny" because he was arrested first.
    25. The SEC delayed its suspension of Blinder Robinson pending an appeal by the nation's biggest underwriter of penny stocks.
    26. In late trading yesterday on London's stock exchange, Dee's shares were quoted at 184 pence ($3.19), up one penny from Friday's close.
    27. TI rose one penny (1.8 cents), to 339 pence, on London's stock exchange yesterday.
    28. The trust's sole asset was Getty Oil stock, which paid no cash dividends; J. Paul plowed every penny of earnings back into the company, which greatly accelerated its growth.
    29. Midland's share price fell a penny to 392 pence late yesterday on London's stock exchange.
    30. Wholesale home heating oil and unleaded gasoline were up more than a penny a gallon.
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