Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spent a penny

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
spen-t a pen-ny
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does spent a penny mean?
past participle of spend a penny

How to pronounce spent a penny

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