noun
- a small Dutch coin of little value, formerly used in the Netherlands and its colonies
- a trifling amount of money; something of negligible value
Usage: historical; archaic
Usage: archaic; informal
Examples
- The merchant dismissed the offer as not worth a duits.
- In colonial times, a duits was one of the smallest coins in circulation.
- He wouldn't give a duits for such a worthless proposal.
- The old Dutch duits has long since disappeared from use.