Definition of pennyworth in US English:
pennyworth
nounˈpɛniˌwərθˈpenēˌwərTH
British 1An amount of something that may be bought for a penny.
Example sentencesExamples
- The prosecutor told the court that the defendant had purchased two pennyworth of sweets and then went round the side of the stall and ‘gave it a push’ sending the stall crashing to the ground.
- I think it's high time we called a halt to all those penn'orths of tar we've been applying to the ship.
- But then I never have found a conspiracy theory worth wrapping six penn'orth of chips in.
- It seems quite possible that the same readers bought both pennyworths.
- Meter charges for Wood Street and the Square will not make a pennyworth of difference.
- He smiled at Chrissy through the car window as he squirted the last pennyworth in and twisted the petrol cap back on.
- If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work.
- In any mind which has a pennyworth of imagination it produces a good attitude towards foreigners.
- Quickly I gave my order, ‘a loaf, a pot of jam and a pennyworth of sweets.’
- All of them, appropriately for a bank, contributed their pennyworth.
- 1.1one's pennyworth A person's contribution to a discussion, especially one that is unwelcome.
Example sentencesExamples
- She adds her own pennyworth.
- My two pennyworth: perhaps some of the difficulties involved work as a kind of sacrifice of time and energy to increase the sense of dedication to the working?
- It is something I am quite interested in so I thought my two pennyworth might help.
- He added: ‘Once you get into the realms of private property we are waiting for people to come along and put their two pennyworth in.’
- My two pennyworth on this is that the policemen must have been pretty bored (or Anthony was wearing his dustmask and they thought he was a danger to the public).
- 1.2archaic Value for one's money; a good bargain.