'Pennyworth' definitions:
Definition of 'pennyworth'
(from WordNet)
noun
The amount that can be bought for a penny [syn: pennyworth, penn'orth]
Definition of 'Pennyworth'
From: GCIDE
- Pennyworth \Pen"ny*worth`\, n.
- 1. A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny. "A dear pennyworth." --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain. [1913 Webster]
- The priests sold the better pennyworths. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A small quantity; a trifle. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]