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spenny

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈspɛni/
  • rhymes with -ɛni

1

adj

Meaning 1

Expensive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, UK, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: costly, dear, spendy, 5-star, big-ticket, chargeful, cheap at half the price, costful, cost-prohibitive, fancy, dearthful, dispendious, ex, expenny, expensive, exy, high-cost, lickpenny, million-dollar, high-priced, princely, out of sight, overdear, pricey, ruinous, spenno, spenny, splurgy, steep

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A diminutive of the male given name Spencer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Variant of spendy. Possibly influenced by a clipping of expensive.