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pennyworth

Noun

pen=ny=worth

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pennyworth(n = noun.quantity) penn'orth - the amount that can be bought for a penny; Array

is a kind of worth

pennyworth, n.

A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny. Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
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." [1913 Webster]
A small quantity; a trifle. Bacon. [1913 Webster]

pennyworth, n. (also penn'orth)
1 as much as can be bought for a penny.
2 a bargain of a specified kind (a bad pennyworth).

Idiom

not a pennyworth not the least bit.

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