noun
[ sing. ] ( NAmE ) (especially after a negative) a very small amount of money :
I didn't get a red cent for all my work.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: so named because it was formerly made of copper.
noun
[ sing. ] ( NAmE ) (especially after a negative) a very small amount of money :
I didn't get a red cent for all my work.
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: so named because it was formerly made of copper.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005