penniless

Senso (Inglese)

  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).

Traduzioni

meteliksiz

άφραγκος

απένταρος

ohne einen Pfennig

ohne Geld

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

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

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