ha'p'orth

1. 1.

   the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny

   Synonymshalfpennyworth

   Broaderworth

Questions about ha'p'orth

What does ha'p'orth mean?

ha'p'orth means "the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny".

How many syllables are in ha'p'orth?

ha'p'orth has 2 syllables: ha'-p'orth. The stress falls on "ha'".

What is another word for ha'p'orth?

Close synonyms include halfpennyworth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ha'p'orth a common word?

ha'p'orth is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.