Penny-ante
[pen-ee-an-tee] /ˈpɛn iˈæn ti/
adjective, Informal.
1.
involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount:
a penny-ante investment.
2.
inconsiderable; minor; small-time.
noun
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.
adj.
“cheap, trivial,” 1935; extended from use in reference to poker played for insignificant stakes (1855), from penny + ante.
adjective
: I despised his penny-ante ideas
noun phrase
A trivial transaction; a cheap offer, arrangement, etc (1935+)
[fr the minimal ante required in a cheap poker game]
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