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