Meanings
nounha'penny (plural ha'pennies or ha'pence)
plural ha'pennies · plural ha'pence
- IrelandUKhistoricalA halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin.
The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till.
2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Contraction of halfpenny.
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APA
ha'penny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ha'penny
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“ha'penny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ha'penny. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ha'penny,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ha'penny.
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