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groat
This term evokes a sense of historical poverty or extreme frugality, often appearing in archaic literature to emphasize a total lack of funds. It carries a connotation of insignificance, as the coin represented a small denomination of currency in medieval and early modern England.
Because it is an obsolete currency, the word is rarely used in literal financial transactions today. Instead, it survives primarily in idiomatic expressions to denote a negligible amount of money or a complete absence of wealth.
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Ví dụ
The merchant demanded a single silver groat for the loaf of bread.
He searched the dusty floor and found a tarnished groat.
Give me a groat and I will tell you the secret.
The peasant clutched his last groat tightly in his palm.
A groat was once a common denomination in English currency.
The coin was a groat, minted during the reign of Edward III.