next to nothing

pronoun

Very little.

“I got it for next to nothing in the January sales.”

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Meanings

pronoun
  1. Very little.

    I got it for next to nothing in the January sales.

    1 more example

    He pretends to be knowledgeable, but actually he knows next to nothing.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 微乎其微
  • 微乎其微 (wēihūqíwēi)very little
Finnish melkein ilmaiseksi, ei juuri mitään
  • melkein ilmaiseksivery little
  • ei juuri mitäänvery little
French trois fois rien
  • trois fois rienvery little
German so gut wie nichts, fast nichts
  • so gut wie nichtsvery little
  • fast nichtsvery little
Greek τζάμπα, φθηνά
  • τζάμπα (tzámpa)very little
  • φθηνά (fthiná)very little
Italian quasi niente, una miseria
  • quasi nientevery little
  • una miseriavery little
Japanese ほとんど何もない
  • ほとんど何もない (hotondo nani mo nai)very little
Polish prawie nic
  • prawie nicvery little
Russian почти́ ничего́
  • почти́ ничего́ (počtí ničevó)very little
Spanish casi nada
  • casi nadavery little
Welsh y nesaf peth i ddim
  • y nesaf peth i ddimvery little
Cite this entry
APA

next to nothing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/next%20to%20nothing

MLA

“next to nothing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/next%20to%20nothing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “next to nothing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/next%20to%20nothing.

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