Home › Words › P › pennyweightpennyweightpennyweight means A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.EtymologyFrom Middle English penyweight; equivalent to penny + weight: it was the weight of a silver penny (¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound).nounA unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.penny 61% match — In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. vs pennyweight →drachm 58% match — A small unit of weight, variously:; One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ). vs pennyweight →pennyworth 57% match — The amount that can be bought for a penny. vs pennyweight →periot 56% match — A unit of weight, 9,600 of which make a grain. vs pennyweight →pennyweighter 55% match — A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place. vs pennyweight →candareen 55% match — A traditional unit of weight in East Asia, approximately 378 milligrams and equivalent to ten cash. A troy candareen is approximately 374 milligrams. vs pennyweight →dirhem 54% match — A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.). vs pennyweight →awqiyyah 54% match — An Egyptian unit of weight equivalent to about 37 grams (1.3 oz.) vs pennyweight →