Definition of Turn a nice penny

1. Verb. Make a satisfactory profit. "The company turned a nice dime after a short time"

Exact synonyms: Turn A Nice Dime, Turn A Nice Dollar
Generic synonyms: Profit, Turn A Profit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turn A Nice Penny

turn-offs
turn-ons
turn-sick
turn-stile
turn-stiles
turn-up
turn a blind eye
turn a corner
turn a deaf ear
turn a hair
turn a loss
turn a new leaf
turn a nice dime
turn a nice dollar
turn a nice penny (current term)
turn a phrase
turn a profit
turn about
turn against
turn and bank indicator
turn around
turn arounds
turn away
turn back
turn back the clock
turn down
turn down ratio

Literary usage of Turn a nice penny

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Englisch-deutsches Supplement-lexikon: Als Ergänzung zu allen bis jetzt by Alexander Hoppe (1871)
"99: I'm buying it (the coke) up now, and it '11 turn a nice penny when the could weather comes again. To make a long story short, I needn't call the king mv ..."

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