red cent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from the color of the copper from which the coin was minted.
Noun[edit]
- (US) A copper penny.
- (US, colloquial) A very small amount of money.
- I wouldn't pay one red cent for a ticket.
- 2011, Jann Arden, Falling Backwards: A Memoir, page 158:
- My dad said he wasn't going to pay the bastards ten red cents.
Usage notes[edit]
- Usually used in the negative.
Translations[edit]
a very small amount of money in the negative
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