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