penny
noun/ˈpɛni/
Frequency rank: #3,864 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A small copper-colored coin worth one cent in the US currency system.
Example sentence
He found a shiny penny on the sidewalk and picked it up for good luck.
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