red cent

• Expressão americana antiga que significa uma quantia muito pequena de dinheiro, usada principalmente em frases negativas para enfatizar que alguém não tem dinheiro algum ou não está disposto a pagar 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.

   Nem um centavo

   • 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.