penniless

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (not-comparable) Lacking even the smallest amount of money.
  2. (not-comparable) Abstaining from the use of penny coins, despite having fully decimalized currency, via rounding of cash transactions (but not necessarily of cashless ones).

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English penyles, penylees; equivalent to penny + -less. Compare Old Norse penningalauss (“penniless”).

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