noun
- a small Dutch coin of little value, formerly used in the Netherlands and Dutch colonies
- a small amount of money; a trifle
Usage: historical; archaic
Usage: archaic; informal
Examples
- The merchant refused to haggle over a mere duit.
- In colonial times, a duit was worth very little in trade.
- He wouldn't give a duit for such a worthless trinket.
- The old Dutch duit is now a collector's item.
- She didn't care a duit about his complaints.