pennyworth

2 definitions found

pennyworth - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pennyworth \Pen"ny*worth`\, n.
     1. A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny. "A
        dear pennyworth." --Evelyn.
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     2. Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return
        for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.
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              The priests sold the better pennyworths. --Locke.
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     3. A small quantity; a trifle. --Bacon.
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pennyworth - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pennyworth
      n 1: the amount that can be bought for a penny [syn:
           pennyworth, penn'orth]