Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveworthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.
Origin
From the rapid depreciation of Continental currency, an early American money that became worthless towards the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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not worth a Continental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20worth%20a%20Continental
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