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penn'orth

penn'orth

9.9
A small amount you can buy for one penny
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛn.wɜːθ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : pennyworth
  • I know it is a bit old, but it made me think, so here is my two penn'orth.

Examples

  • He shared his penn'orth on the topic, which added a valuable perspective to the discussion.

  • Ever since bank holiday, you've been going about looking like two penn'orth of heaven help us, losing things and dropping things.

    Night Must Fall (1937)

  • I only needed a penn'orth of advice, but he ended up giving me much more than I asked for.

  • After thinking it over, I gave my penn'orth during the meeting, and the team appreciated my input.

Synonyms

pennyworth
vspenn'orth
  • Archaic
4 9.9

A small amount of something you can buy for one penny

has the same meaning but appears as a dialectal contracted spelling

Surface Forms

penn'orth singular
penn'orths plural

Morphology

penn'orth = pennyworth (transparent) = penny + worth

A dialectal contraction of 'pennyworth' / 'penny's worth'; the meaning is directly compositional from 'penny' + 'worth'.

Etymology

The word penn'orth comes from the old words penny and worth, where penny is the small coin and worth means 'value'. So a penn'orth is simply the small amount you can buy for one penny, a penny's worth.