Meaning of Sou | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.
   historical
3. Cent; pocket money.
   dated, slang
4. A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.
   dated

Equivalents

Examples

“He is grey, flat-footed and withered, with long, brittle nails that set your nerves on edge while he scrapes up your two sous.”

“I do not care a sou for your excuses.”

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