not a penny less/more
idiom
: no less or no more than a certain amount of money
I'll do the job for 100 dollars and not a penny less.
I'll pay you 100 dollars and not a penny more.
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For example, some spouses receive not a penny more from earning more and paying, in conjection with their employers, additional Social Security taxes.
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Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
And of course Doncic will get the maximum and not a penny less.
—Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2021
Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
And of course Doncic will get the maximum and not a penny less.
—Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2021
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“Not a penny less/more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20a%20penny%20less%2Fmore. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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