stuiver
9.9
A very small amount of money that shows little value
- noun
- Archaic
:
poca cosa
- The offer was worth hardly a stuiver, so I decided to decline it.
Examples
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He couldn't afford a new toy, as he only had a couple of stuivers to his name.
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If you do well, you will be paid eight stuivers a day.
Fiction book (2001) -
I only found a few stuivers in my pocket after cleaning it out.
Synonyms
1
9.9
A small old coin from the Netherlands worth very little money
is mainly a figurative small amount rather than a physical coin
1
9.9
An old French coin or a very small amount of money
is mainly the figurative small amount rather than its historic coin use
9.9
A very small amount of something you can buy for half a penny
focuses on figurative tiny value not an exact purchasable amount
9.9
A very small amount of money or something of little value
serves as a neutral figurative term in wider contexts
9.9
A very small amount of money that has little value
highlights mere smallness rather than stressing worthlessness
9.9
A very small amount of money that has little value
is the general small amount sense not limited to a specific coin
Antonyms
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Because the stuiver was such a small coin, people began using stuiver to mean a 'very small amount of money' or something of little value, so saying you do not care a stuiver means you do not care even a tiny bit.