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		Definition of red cent in English: red centnoun North American 1A one-cent coin. - 1.1usually with negative The smallest amount of money.
 some of the people don't deserve a single red cent  Example sentencesExamples -  Despite all wanting to win the election, these candidates haven't spent a red cent, abused an expense account or cruised round in a chauffeured limousine.
 -  They want to be excused from paying one red cent.
 -  You can be damn sure they will never see a red cent of my money.
 -  We mentor the prodigies whose accomplishments bring pride and recognition to everyone - and we do it without raising taxes one red cent!
 -  E-mail them with every single question you may have before you give them one red cent of your hard earned dollars.
 -  Unfortunately it won't be getting a single red cent from our household.
 -  Well I'm not prepared to give you one red cent until I know what it is we have here.
 -  He ran an ad that totally distorted Governor Bush's record on taxes, claiming he saved not a single dime or single red cent for Social Security.
 -  ‘If a toll booth is foisted on us, under current legislation, not one red cent will come back to us, not even rates on the booth,’ said Cllr Aird.
 -  Now as a result, over $100 million annually slips out of the Bahamas to support Florida lotteries, and not one damn red cent comes back.
 -  Non-cultists, don't even contemplate laying out a red cent for this.
 -  Even if it has managed to patent the optimal way to run this kind of system, that doesn't mean it'll ever see a red cent in return.
 -  James, he argues, never gave a red cent to the poor, spending it instead on gambling, booze and loose women.
 -  She informs us that - although we won't be getting a red cent for our labors - the film-makers have assembled a raffle for us.
 
  
 
 Origin   Early 19th century: so named because it was formerly made of copper.    Definition of red cent in US English: red centnounˈˌred ˈsentˈˌrɛd ˈsɛnt North American 1A one-cent coin; a penny. - 1.1usually with negative The smallest amount of money.
 some of the people don't deserve a single red cent  Example sentencesExamples -  ‘If a toll booth is foisted on us, under current legislation, not one red cent will come back to us, not even rates on the booth,’ said Cllr Aird.
 -  E-mail them with every single question you may have before you give them one red cent of your hard earned dollars.
 -  Now as a result, over $100 million annually slips out of the Bahamas to support Florida lotteries, and not one damn red cent comes back.
 -  James, he argues, never gave a red cent to the poor, spending it instead on gambling, booze and loose women.
 -  We mentor the prodigies whose accomplishments bring pride and recognition to everyone - and we do it without raising taxes one red cent!
 -  Unfortunately it won't be getting a single red cent from our household.
 -  They want to be excused from paying one red cent.
 -  Despite all wanting to win the election, these candidates haven't spent a red cent, abused an expense account or cruised round in a chauffeured limousine.
 -  You can be damn sure they will never see a red cent of my money.
 -  Even if it has managed to patent the optimal way to run this kind of system, that doesn't mean it'll ever see a red cent in return.
 -  She informs us that - although we won't be getting a red cent for our labors - the film-makers have assembled a raffle for us.
 -  Well I'm not prepared to give you one red cent until I know what it is we have here.
 -  Non-cultists, don't even contemplate laying out a red cent for this.
 -  He ran an ad that totally distorted Governor Bush's record on taxes, claiming he saved not a single dime or single red cent for Social Security.
 
  
 
 Origin   Early 19th century: so named because it was formerly made of copper.     |