Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Pennyworth

Pennyworth , noun

1.
A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny.
A dear pennyworth. — Evelyn
2.
Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.
The priests sold the better pennyworths. — Locke
3.
A small quantity; a trifle. — Bacon