pfennig
a copper-coated iron coin and monetary unit of Germany until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a Deutsche mark.
(formerly) a minor coin and monetary unit of East Germany, one 100th of an ostmark.
Origin of pfennig
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How to use pfennig in a sentence
pfennig, pfen′ig, n. a German copper coin, the hundredth part of a mark.
These fellows beg usually within very small districts, and know every house that is "good" for a meal or a pfennig.
Tramping with Tramps | Josiah FlyntAnd patting the child on the head, Dr. Sanders gave her a ten-pfennig piece, and asked her who had taught her the poem.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell FoxThey belong to the state, Otto, and if they should be shared with every one in Germany not one man would be a pfennig the better.
Walking Shadows | Alfred NoyesBriquettes are largely used in cities, small slabs of condensed coal that cost one pfennig each.
Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
British Dictionary definitions for pfennig
/ (ˈfɛnɪɡ, German ˈpfɛnɪç ) /
a former German monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Deutschmark
(formerly) a monetary unit worth one hundredth of an East German ostmark
Origin of pfennig
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