Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ha'penny

/ˈheɪpni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: ha'pen-ny
IPA: /ˈheɪpni/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till."

Etymology

Contraction of halfpenny.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

ha'pennies (plural) ha'pence (plural)

Derived Forms

ha'p'orth

Phrases

ha'penny dip ha'penny starver shove ha'penny tuppenny-ha'penny

Synonyms

halfpenny

Questions

How do you pronounce ha'penny?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪpni/.
What does ha'penny mean?: A halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin.
Where does ha'penny come from?: Contraction of halfpenny.

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