Meaning of megapenny | Babel Free
/ˈmɛ.ɡəˌpɛ.ni/Definitions
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A million cents. ($10,000) humorous
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An indefinite amount of money, implied to be large. humorous
Equivalents
Examples
“Or megapenny ($10,000) and nanoacre (for measuring chip sizes).”
“If I could, there would probably be dozens of large software corporations banging on my door, offering 20 megapennies a year, company cars, ...”
“In addition, [the computer] should not cost more than one “Megapenny” ($10,000 at the time).”
“A megapenny for your thoughts, please.”
“Not a penny, but megapennies!!! ....”
“... without resorting to shelling out megapennies.”
“And any billionaire who's worried about losing that megapenny really ought to take up a hobby, like maybe horse riding.”
“No. 7: .... Settle out of court for many, many megapennies.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.