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单词 red cent
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red cent

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noun Informal.

a cent, as representative of triviality: His promise isn't worth a red cent.

Origin of red cent

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby red cent

Redcar and Cleveland, red card, red carpet, red cedar, red cell, red cent, Red Chamber, Red China, red clay, Redcloud Peak, red clover
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British Dictionary definitions for red cent

red cent

noun

(used with a negative) informal, mainly US a cent considered as a trivial amount of money (esp in the phrases not have a red cent, not worth a red cent, etc)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with red cent

red cent

see under not worth a dime.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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