cents on the dollar

A form of pennies on the dollar — A small amount of money, much less than would be expected.

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Meanings

nouncents on the dollar pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of pennies on the dollar.

    Many disabled people are legally paid cents on the dollar, those who get hired at all.

    2022 January 16, Alison Stine, “Frank deserves better than "Station Eleven." So do disabled stories”, in Salon
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APA

cents on the dollar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cents%20on%20the%20dollar

MLA

“cents on the dollar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cents%20on%20the%20dollar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cents on the dollar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cents%20on%20the%20dollar.

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