# not worth a Continental

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. worthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.

## Etymology
From the rapid depreciation of Continental currency, an early American money that became worthless towards the end of the American Revolutionary War.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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