What does pennyworth mean?
Pennyworth means The amount that can be bought for a penny..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The amount that can be bought for a penny..
She was learned in decocting all kinds of herb-tea, infallible in curing burns, sprains, and scalds ; and not a few pennyworths of gingerbread and paradise (for the latter she was very famous) went among her young customers, for which the till was never the richer.
VVhy Lambe, vvhy Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / VVhy Loue I ſay, Madam, ſvveeteheart, vvhy Bride: / VVhat not a vvord, you take your pennivvorths novv, / Sleepe for a vveeke, […]
VVilt thou purchaſe it Nic.? thou ſhalt have a lumping Pennyvvorth; nay, rather than vve ſhould differ, I'll give thee ſomething to take it off my Hands.
Use pennyworth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pennyworth means The amount that can be bought for a penny..
Common synonyms include halfpennyworth, tuppence worth, ace, atom.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She was learned in decocting all kinds of herb-tea, infallible in curing burns, sprains, and scalds ; and not a few pennyworths of gingerbread and paradise (for the latter she was very famous) went among her young customers, for which the till was never the richer.
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