noun
- the value or amount of something that costs a halfpenny; a small or trifling quantity or amount
Usage: archaic; chiefly British; historical
Examples
- He wouldn't give a halfpennyworth of salt for such advice.
- The merchant sold halfpennyworth of spices to the poor widow.
- She cared not a halfpennyworth for his flattery.
- In those days, a halfpennyworth of bread was a meal for a child.
- He spent a halfpennyworth on candles for the evening.