penn'orth

1. 1.

   the amount that can be bought for a penny

   Synonymspennyworth

   Broaderworth

Questions about penn'orth

What does penn'orth mean?

penn'orth means "the amount that can be bought for a penny".

How many syllables are in penn'orth?

penn'orth has 2 syllables: pen-n'orth. The stress falls on "pen".

What is another word for penn'orth?

Close synonyms include pennyworth. 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 penn'orth a common word?

penn'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.