Idiom
not worth a dime
Meaning
Worthless or nearly so: lacking in value.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That old car is not worth a dime.”
“After the storm destroyed the roof, the insurance agent told us the house was not worth a dime.”
“Despite the elaborate marketing campaign, the investors realized the failing startup was not worth a dime in the current market.”
Examples
simple
“That old car is not worth a dime.”
contextual
“After the storm destroyed the roof, the insurance agent told us the house was not worth a dime.”
complex
“Despite the elaborate marketing campaign, the investors realized the failing startup was not worth a dime in the current market.”
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