red cent

• Expresión coloquial estadounidense que designa una cantidad de dinero mínima o insignificante, usada casi siempre en frases negativas para indicar que alguien no tiene nada de dinero o no está dispuesto a pagar absolutamente nada.

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.

   ni un céntimo

   • 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.