noun
- Plural of doit; small Dutch coins formerly in circulation, of little value.
- Plural of doit; small amounts of money or things of little worth or importance.
Usage: archaic; historical
Usage: archaic; figurative
Examples
- He had only a few doits left in his purse after the long journey.
- The merchant dismissed the offer as mere doits, far too little for his goods.
- In Shakespeare's time, doits were considered worthless by many English speakers.
- She wouldn't give two doits for such a shabby piece of cloth.
- The widow's inheritance amounted to nothing but doits and debts.