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Definition of red cent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

red cent

noun
 
/ˌred ˈsent/
 
/ˌred ˈsent/
[singular] (North American English)
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  1. (especially after a negative) a very small amount of money
    • I didn't get a red cent for all my work.
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: so named because it was formerly made of copper.
See red cent in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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