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# halfpenny

noun (halfpenny, halfpennies; say HAY-pnee)

«halfpenny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A halfpenny is an old British coin worth half a penny. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halfpenny/#m2)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «halfpenny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halfpenny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«halfpenny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/halfpenny.html) on Mova free.