red cent


noun Informal.

a cent, as representative of triviality: His promise isn't worth a red cent.

Origin of red cent

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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)

Idioms and Phrases with red cent

red cent

see under not worth a dime.