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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

red′ cent′, [Informal.]

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

1830–40, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

red cent n

(used with a negative) informal chiefly 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)

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