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词汇 red cent
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Definition of red cent in English:

red cent

noun
North American
  • 1A one-cent coin.

    〈北美〉一分硬币

    1. 1.1usually with negative The smallest amount of money.
      最少量的钱
      some of the people don't deserve a single red cent

      有些人分文不值。

      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 cent

nounˈˌred ˈsentˈˌrɛd ˈsɛnt
North American
  • 1A one-cent coin; a penny.

    〈北美〉一分硬币

    1. 1.1usually with negative The smallest amount of money.
      最少量的钱
      some of the people don't deserve a single red cent

      有些人分文不值。

      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.

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