not one red cent

not one red cent
not one red cent
informal : no money at all

I would not pay one red cent for that car. [=I would not pay any money at all for that car]

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Main Entry:cent
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not one red cent — see cent
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Main Entry:red

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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