red cent
noun Informal.
a cent, as representative of triviality: His promise isn't worth a red cent.
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red cabbage, red card, red carpet, red cedar, red cell, red cent, red chamber, red china, red chokeberry, red clay, red clover
Origin of red cent
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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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)
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Idioms and Phrases with red cent
red cent
see under not worth a dime.
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