Pretty Penny was created in 1995.
To say something costs a 'pretty penny' is to mean the item is expensive
This is just an imaginative way of saying that something is expensive - it's not just worth a penny, the penny has to be pretty on top of it!
The cast of Pretty Penny - 2001 includes: Shane Luther as Chris Kestie Morassi as Penny
The phrase means that something is very expensive. The origin comes from a gold penny that was minted in the 1200's that was worth 20 silver pennies. Because it was gold, it was a pretty penny, and if it cost a pretty penny, it was expensive indeed.
The words are spelled PRETTY PENNY. A pretty penny would be nice and shiny. For some reason, the phrase has come to mean something that is very costly, "worth a pretty penny."
It means to be expensive or to cost alot. For example: My dress cost a pretty penny.
Penny Halliwell was created in 1999.
In the Penny Arcade was created in 1986.
Penny Loafers was created in 1986.
A Penny for Jane was created in 2007.
Penny to a Million was created in 1955.
Penny Publications was created in 1996.