Meaning of plug nickel | Babel Free

Definitions

A nearly worthless amount.

US, colloquial

Equivalents

Examples

“Others estimate that each consumer's data is virtually worthless to the consumer; "Most of [consumers'] information, on an open market, is not worth a plug nickel," said Bruce Belair, a Washington-based lawyer.”

“The Senate can easily release these MTA bonds to the financial markets to stop subway fare hikes—and it won't cost the state a plug nickel.”

“There's no additional money for saving the mural, he said. "I have no intention of spending another plug nickel on it."”

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