HALFPENNY Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

halfpenny

noun

Definition of halfpenny

as in ounce

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Recent Examples of halfpenny Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time. — Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024 In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 The cost of providing the training, closing the stores and any loss of sales due to boycotting customers won’t show up until the fiscal third quarter when William Blair estimates up to a halfpenny penalty to earnings per share. — Julie Jargon, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018

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Noun

However, sustained gold purchases by central banks continue to provide crucial underlying support, potentially propelling prices back toward roughly 4,400 dollars per ounce by year end.

— , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The recall affects 4-ounce bottles packaged inside boxes with oral syringes.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of ounce

Noun

Sure, these kids have Google Maps and Reels and reinforcing algorithms and whatever, but the human consequences of adult failure have not changed one jot.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026

Definition of jot

Noun

The technique produces individual hydrogen atoms under mild conditions, addressing a long-standing challenge in preparing and using these reactive particles.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Mortals have material boundaries formed of atoms and molecules.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of atom

Noun

This is a kenning that evokes a natural transition to darkness and also an unfinished human endeavor.

— Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
Most of the writers attempting to imitate Tolkien weren’t steeped in the rhythm of Old English kennings, or the spiritual yearning of chivalric romance.

— Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023

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