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Sous

/suːz/

An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

📖 Definitions of "Sous"

noun

1
An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.
2
Cent; pocket money.
3
A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.
"I do not care a sou for your excuses."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
serienoun	(obsolete, nonstandard or non-native speakers' English) series
undernoun	In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
belownoun	In or to a lower place.
beneath	Below or underneath.
underneathnoun	Below; in a place beneath.
videverb	See; consult; refer to. A remark directing the reader to look to the specified place for epexegesis.
secretairenoun	A kind of writing desk.
subnoun	(US, informal) To substitute for.
developpenoun	(ballet) Alternative form of développé. [(ballet) A movement in which the leg is lifted to cou-de-pied or retiré and then fully extended outward, passing through attitude.]
boisnoun	A surname from French, related to Dubois.
comptoirnoun	—
deniersnoun	One who denies or forbids something.
directeurnoun	—
entendu	—
raturenoun	—
subordinatenoun	Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
lowerverb	Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
subjacent	Lying beneath or at a lower level; underlying.
inferiornoun	(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
deputynoun	One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.