half·pen·ny
[hey-puh-nee, heyp-nee] noun, plural half·pen·nies for 1; half·pence [hey-puh
ns] , for 2; adjective noun
1.
a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
2.
the sum of half a penny.
adjective
3.
of the price or value of a halfpenny.
4.
of little value; worthless: a halfpenny matter.
5.
British Informal. (of newspapers) sensational, especially morbidly or offensively so.
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halfpenny or ha'penny (ˈheɪpnɪ, (for sense 1) ˈhɑːfˌpɛnɪ, ˈheɪpnɪ, (for sense 1) ˈhɑːfˌpɛnɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , -pennies, -pennies, -pence, -pence | |
| 1. | Also called: half a small British coin worth half a new penny, withdrawn from circulation in 1985 |
| 2. | an old British coin worth half an old penny |
| 3. | the sum represented by half a penny |
| 4. | something of negligible value |
| 5. | (modifier) having the value or price of a halfpenny |
| 6. | (modifier) of negligible value |
| ha'penny or ha'penny | |
| —n | |
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