PENNYWORTH


Meaning of PENNYWORTH in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural pennyworth or pennyworths )

Etymology: Middle English penyworth, from Old English penigwurth, from penig penny + wurth worth — more at penny , worth

1. : the amount that a penny buys : a penny's worth

sold fruit … by the pennyworth — Commonweal

two pennyworth of bread

more pennyworths of birdseed — Richard Llewellyn

2. : value for money expended : buy , bargain

seemed a pennyworth at that price

a good pennyworth

3. : a small quantity : modicum

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.