red cent
A copper pennyA copper penny.
» I don't have a red cent to my name.
Meaning
2 senses(US)A copper penny.
(US, colloquial)A very small amount of money.
I wouldn't pay one red cent for a ticket.
- something of little value
Examples
5 sentencesI don't have a red cent to my name.
I won't give you one red cent.
ruЯ вам ни копейки не дам.
This translation is not worth a red cent.
ruЭтот перевод гроша ломаного не стоит.
I don't owe you a red cent.
ruЯ тебе ни гроша не должен.
deIch schulde dir keinen Pfennig.
I'm telling you, his old car won't fetch a red cent.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Probably from the color of the copper from which the coin was minted. Prior to 1864, a briProbably from the color of the copper from which the coin was minted. Prior to 1864, a brighter nickel-based cent was used, often called the white cent. It is also possible that the red originally referred to the obverse bearing an Indian head stamp. See Indian Head cent.
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Forms
plural: red centsSynonyms
7 synonyms- something of little value:damndarnhootshitshuckstinker's damntinker's dam