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How to pronounce “penniless”
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Pronunciation guide for penniless
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of penniless with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Race in America Beyond Black and White
It's this idea that our parents arrived here penniless
- Definition summary
- Lacking even the smallest amount of money.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce penniless
Race in America Beyond Black and White
It's this idea that our parents arrived here penniless
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “penniless”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Lacking even the smallest amount of money.
- (numismatics, of a country's system of money) Abstaining from the use of penny coins, despite having fully decimalized currency, via rounding of cash transactions (but not necessarily of cashless ones).
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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