单词 | pennyworth |
释义 | pennyworth[ pen-ee-wurth ] / ˈpɛn iˌwɜrθ / noun Archaic.as much as may be bought for a penny: a pennyworth of candy. a small quantity: He chimed in with a grudging pennyworth of praise. a bargain. VIDEO FOR PENNYWORTHWATCH NOW: Pennyworth: Visual Word of the DayNothing haunts us like the things we don't buy...especially when there's a great pennyworth! Origin of pennyworthFirst recorded before 1000; Middle English penyworth, Old English penigweorth; see origin at penny, worth1 Words nearby pennyworthpennyweight, penny whistle, penny-wise, penny wise and pound foolish, pennywort, pennyworth, Penobscot, Penobscot Bay, penology, pen pal, penpoint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pennyworthBritish Dictionary definitions for pennyworthpennyworth / (ˈpɛnɪˌwɜːθ) / nounthe amount that can be bought for a penny a small amounthe hasn't got a pennyworth of sense Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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