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1 penniless
adjective (very poor; with little or no money: a penniless old man.) blakk, pengelenspengelensadj. \/ˈpenɪləs\/blakk, pengelens -
2 penny
'peniplurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny, cent2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) skilling, øre3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, cent•subst. (: om mynt pennies, om verdipence) \/ˈpenɪ\/1) penny (engelsk mynt = 1\/100 pund (før 1971= 1\/12 shilling))2) (amer. hverdagslig) cent (1\/100 dollar)a penny for your thoughts hva er det du tenker på?he hasn't got a penny to his name han eier ikke nåla i veggenin for a penny, in for a pound har man sagt A får man si B, den som vil være med på leken, må også tåle stekenlook at every penny snu (og vende) på skillingenpenny plain enkel, kjedelig, prosaiskpretty penny en pen skillingspend a penny ( hverdagslig) gå på et visst sted, gå på dotake care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves ( svarer omtrent til) mange bekker små gjør en stor å(at last) the penny dropped nå gikk det endelig et lys oppthey are ten\/two a penny det går tretten av dem på dusinetturn an honest penny tjene til sitt levebrød på en ærlig måte -
3 Penny
'peniplurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny, cent2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) skilling, øre3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, cent•\/ˈpenɪ\/forkortelse for Penelope -
4 virtually
'və: uəli(more or less, though not strictly speaking; in effect: He was virtually penniless.) praktisk talt, i realitetennestenadv. \/ˈvɜːtʃʊəlɪ\/, \/ˈvɜːtjʊəlɪ\/faktisk, i realiteten, praktisk talt, så godt som
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penniless — pen‧ni‧less [ˈpenɪləs] adjective having no money: • Many of the migrants arrive penniless. * * * penniless UK US /ˈpeniləs/ adjective ► without any money at all: »A series of bad investments left him almost penniless … Financial and business terms
Penniless — Pen ni*less, a. [From {Penny}.] Destitute of money; impecunious; poor. {Pen ni*less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penniless — index bankrupt, destitute, impecunious, insolvent, penurious, poor (underprivileged) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
penniless — early 14c., from PENNY (Cf. penny) + LESS (Cf. less) … Etymology dictionary
penniless — *poor, indigent, needy, destitute, impecunious, poverty stricken, necessitous Analogous words: impoverished, bankrupt, drained (see DEPLETE): penurious (see corresponding noun at POVERTY) Contrasted words: opulent, affluent, wealthy, *rich … New Dictionary of Synonyms
penniless — [adj] without any money bankrupt, broke*, clean*, cleaned out*, dead broke*, destitute, dirt poor*, down to last penny*, flat*, flat broke*, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, in the gutter*, lacking, moneyless, necessitous, needy, on last leg* … New thesaurus
penniless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without money; destitute … English terms dictionary
penniless — [pen′ə lis, pen′ēlis] adj. without even a penny; extremely poor pennilessness n … English World dictionary
penniless — adj. VERBS ▪ be, die ▪ He died penniless in Paris. ▪ find yourself ▪ Laura found herself virtually penniless. ▪ leave sb … Collocations dictionary
penniless — [[t]pe̱niləs[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ Someone who is penniless has hardly any money at all. They d soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn t find suitable work. ...a penniless refugee … English dictionary
penniless — pen|ni|less [ˈpenıləs] adj someone who is penniless has no money →↑broke ▪ Uncle Charlie was jobless and penniless … Dictionary of contemporary English