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worthless adjective ( NO MONEY )

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Definition

having no value in money
The company's shares are now virtually worthless shares.
He said the jewels were worthless fakes.

(Definition of worthless adjective (NO MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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