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Definition of penny-ante adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

penny-ante

adjective

/ˌpeni ˈænti/

/ˌpeni ˈænti/

(North American English, informal, disapproving)

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not very important or valuable
- Theirs was a penny-ante organization of small-time criminals.
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