Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn an honest penny

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: turn an hon-est pen-ny
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To earn money by honest methods.

Example Sentences

"My client is an infant, a poor foreign immigrant who started scratch as a stowaway and is now trying to turn an honest penny."

Inflected Forms

turns an honest penny (present, singular) turning an honest penny (participle, present) turned an honest penny (participle, past) turned an honest penny (past)

Questions

What does turn an honest penny mean?: To earn money by honest methods.

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