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# halfpenny

«halfpenny» in Mova's school dictionary: **an old British coin worth half a penny** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (halfpenny, halfpennies; say HAY-pnee)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A halfpenny is an old British coin worth half a penny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halfpenny/#m1)

2) A halfpenny's worth means a very small amount of something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halfpenny/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in stories, a small coin spent on a small treat, or a small light or show

### examples

- He bought a sweet for a halfpenny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halfpenny/#x1)
- They lit a halfpenny's worth of coloured fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halfpenny/#x2)
- Two halfpennies make one penny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halfpenny/#x3)

### note

two halfpennies make one penny, so the count of halfpennies is double the count of pennies; a halfpenny is half of one penny

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «halfpenny» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halfpenny/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.