red cent

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A copper penny. US
  2. A very small amount of money. US,colloquial
    — I wouldn't pay one red cent for a ticket.

词形变化

red cents plural

词源

Probably from the color of the copper from which the coin was minted. Prior to 1864, a brighter nickel-based cent was used, often called the white cent. It is also possible that the red originally referred to the obverse bearing an Indian head stamp. See Indian Head cent.
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