Penny Ante (Noun)
Meaning 1
A business deal on a trivial scale.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The investor refused to participate in the penny-ante deal, seeking a more substantial opportunity instead.
- They had spent years closing massive business deals and were not about to get caught up in penny-ante negotiations.
- It was just a penny-ante investment for the large corporation, a minor experiment to gauge consumer interest.
- Penny-ante contracts and local business partnerships did little to satisfy her desire for success.
- As the executive was leaving the small firm to take over the massive corporation, they noted it was just another step away from their previous penny-ante negotiations.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Poker played for small stakes.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.