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pennyworth

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Noun
 : 
pen=ny=worth

CIDE DICTIONARY

pennyworthn. 
  •  A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny.  Evelyn.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.  [1913 Webster]
    "The priests sold the better pennyworths."  [1913 Webster]
  •  A small quantity; a trifle.  Bacon.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pennyworth, n. (also penn'orth)
1 as much as can be bought for a penny.
2 a bargain of a specified kind (a bad pennyworth).

Idiom
not a pennyworth not the least bit.

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