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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespenniless
/ˈpɛnɪlɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Having no money; extremely poor.
"After the stock market crash, he was left completely penniless."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Middle English penniless, equivalent to penny + -less. Dating back to the 14th century, it describes someone who does not even have a single penny.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "penniless" is said worldwide
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sans le sou
Transliteration: sans le sou
"Il s'est retrouvé sans le sou après ses mauvais investissements."
geldlos
Transliteration: geldlos
"Nach dem Geschäftsaus war er völlig geldlos."
al verde
Transliteration: al verde
"È rimasto completamente al verde dopo le vacanze."
sin blanca
Transliteration: sin blanca
"Se quedó sin blanca a fin de mes."
sem um tostão
Transliteration: sem um tostao
"Ele gastou tudo e agora está sem um tostão."
कंगाल
Transliteration: kangaal
"व्यापार में घाटे के बाद वह पूरी तरह कंगाल हो गया।"
身无分文
Transliteration: shēn wú fēn wén
"他赌博输光了所有的钱，现在身无分文。"
일푼의 돈도 없는
Transliteration: ilpun-ui don-do eomneun
"사업이 망한 후 그는 일푼의 돈도 없는 처지가 되었다."
一文無し
Transliteration: ichimon nashi
"彼は事業に失敗して一文無しになった。"
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