red cent

• Veraltete amerikanische Wendung für einen sehr kleinen Geldbetrag, oft in verneinten Sätzen gebraucht, um auszudrücken, dass jemand gar kein Geld hat oder keinen Cent zahlen will.

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.

   Keinen Cent

   • 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.