penniless

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/

Adjective

penniless (not comparable)

1. Lacking even the smallest amount of money.

   Synonyms: farthingless

   • 1889, Horatio Alger, Driven From Home, ch. 10:

     A dollar and a quarter seems a small sum, but if you are absolutely penniless it might as well be a thousand.

Translations

• French: sans le sou
• German: mittellos, ohne Geld, ohne einen Pfennig
• Italian: spiantato, squattrinato, scannato
• Portuguese: paupérrimo
• Russian: безде́нежный

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