red cent

• تعبير أمريكي قديم يعني مبلغاً ضئيلاً جداً من المال، ويُستخدم عادةً في الجمل المنفية للتأكيد على عدم امتلاك أي مال أو عدم الرغبة في دفع أي شيء.

An old-fashioned American expression meaning a very small amount of money, often used in negative constructions to emphasize that someone has no money at all or is unwilling to pay anything.

1. Smallest amount of moneyB2informalamerican

   Used to emphasize that someone has no money at all, or that something costs nothing.

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   • I wouldn't pay a red cent for that broken watch.
   • He didn't give a red cent to the charity.
   • She didn't have a red cent to her name after the trip.