Definition of quite a penny
quite a penny 
noun - uncountable
- a large amount of money.
My coin collection is worth quite a penny.
- See more words with the same meaning: money.
Last edited on Oct 19 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.
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