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cents on the dollar

cents on the dollar is the alternative form of pennies on the dollar.

Meaning of pennies on the dollar

Noun

pennies on the dollar pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A small amount of money, much less than would be expected.

Questions about cents on the dollar

What is cents on the dollar the alternative form of?
Cents on the dollar is the alternative form of pennies on the dollar.

Words near cents on the dollar in the dictionary

  1. centroverts
  2. centroxylic
  3. centrum
  4. centry
  5. cents
  6. cents on the dollar
  7. cents.
  8. centum
  9. centumisation
  10. centumization
  11. centumize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cents on the dollar (page history and authors); pennies on the dollar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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