red cent

English

Etymology

Probably from the color of the copper from which the coin was minted.

Noun

red cent (plural red cents)

(US) A copper penny.
(US, colloquial) A very small amount of money.
I wouldn't pay one red cent for a ticket.
- 2011, Jann Arden, Falling Backwards: A Memoir, page 158:
  My dad said he wasn't going to pay the bastards ten red cents.

Usage notes

Usually used in the negative.

Translations

a very small amount of money in the negative

Dutch: rooie cent f
Japanese: びた一文 (bita ichimon)

Polish: grosz (pl) m, złamany szeląg m

Anagrams

centred, credent

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