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1. Cards. a game of poker in which the ante or basic bet is one cent.2. Informal. any business arrangement or transaction involving a trifling or paltry sum of money.[1850-55, Amer.]
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penny ante — penny .ante adj AmE informal involving very small amounts of money, and not important ▪ penny ante schemes to make money … Dictionary of contemporary English
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penny ante — (USA) Something that is very unimportant is penny ante … The small dictionary of idiomes
penny ante — ☆ penny ante n. 1. a game of poker in which the ante or limit is a very small amount, as one cent 2. any trifling undertaking … English World dictionary
penny-ante — /pen ee an tee/, adj. Informal. 1. involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount: a penny ante investment. 2. inconsiderable; minor; small time. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * pennˈy anˈte adjective Of no great value or significance • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
penny-ante — mod. trivial; cheap. (See also ante.) □ I’m sick of this penny ante stuff. Let’s get serious. □ Max moved from penny ante crimes into drugs … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
penny ante — American of little value or importance. He was proposing some penny ante increase in child care that amounted to an extra ten dollars a week. We were burgled but they didn t take much just penny ante stuff in the front office … New idioms dictionary
penny-ante — /pɛni ˈænti/ (say penee antee) adjective mean minded; petty; niggardly. {penny + ante; US English (1850s) from the game of poker where the ante is fixed as one penny} …
