Pen"ny*worth` (?), n.
1.
A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny.
"A dear
pennyworth."
Evelyn.
2.
Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.
The priests sold the better pennyworths.
Locke.
3.
A small quantity; a trifle.
Bacon.
© Webster 1913.