Penny

A penny is a coin (pl. pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system.

I've got pennies for my thoughts; now I'm rich. ~ 50 Cent

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QuotesEdit

I've got pennies for my thoughts; now I'm rich.
- 50 Cent, "Patiently Waiting" (2003), Get Rich or Die Tryin‍'‍, New York City: Shady Records

If you invest your tuppence wisely in the bank
  Safe and sound
Soon that tuppence, safely invested in the bank
  Will compound!
And you'll achieve that sense of conquest
  As your affluence expands
In the hands of the directors
  Who invest as propriety demands

“Fidelity Fiduciary Bank”, Mary Poppins (1964)

I sank every penny I had into buying that 1,000 acres of Brazilian rainforest. Then I had it slashed and burned so we could build our dream house.
- Lieutenant Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

A Penny sav’d is Twopence clear, A Pin a day is a Groat a Year. Save & have. Every little makes a mickle.
- Benjamin Franklin, "Hints For Those That Would Be Rich" (1737), Poor Richard, 1737. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1737, Philadelphia: Richard Saunders

External linksEdit

Encyclopedic article on Penny at Wikipedia