"megapenny" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛ.ɡəˌpɛ.ni/ [US] Audio: en-au-megapenny.ogg Forms: megapennies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛni Etymology: mega- + penny Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|penny}} mega- + penny Head templates: {{en-noun}} megapenny (plural megapennies)
  1. (humorous) A million cents. ($10,000) Tags: humorous Translations (A million cents.): un millón de centavos [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-megapenny-en-noun-XGopCyVX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'A million cents.': 100 0
  2. (humorous) An indefinite amount of money, implied to be large. Tags: humorous Translations (An indefinite amount of money, implied to be large): una infinidad de dinero [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-megapenny-en-noun-K-f~4q10 Disambiguation of 'An indefinite amount of money, implied to be large': 0 100

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for megapenny meaning in English (3.3kB)

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          "ref": "1997, Gene Wirchenko, Re: New IEC proposal: 1 kibibyte = 1024 bytes, alt.folklore.computers (January 10, 1997)",
          "text": "Or megapenny ($10,000) and nanoacre (for measuring chip sizes)."
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          "ref": "2005, 'holatuwol', Forum post, forums.kingdomofloathing.com (February 19, 2005)",
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          "ref": "1998, Greg Bennett and David C. Cox, Top Ten Harris Lies, \"Harrisment\" (February 1998)",
          "text": "Not a penny, but megapennies!!! ...."
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          "ref": "2004, 'holatuwol', Re: What is causing this phenomena?, \"MoonRomance\" (June 10, 2004)",
          "text": "... without resorting to shelling out megapennies."
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          "ref": "2005, Phil Hampton, re: Billionaire’s Money Question, Dilbert Blog (December 20, 2005)",
          "text": "And any billionaire who's worried about losing that megapenny really ought to take up a hobby, like maybe horse riding."
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          "ref": "2006, mbhunter, Ten unconventional uses for the penny, Mighty Bargain Hunter (August 20, 2006)",
          "text": "No. 7: .... Settle out of court for many, many megapennies."
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