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/suː/ · noun
(historical) 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..
He is grey, flat-footed and withered, with long, brittle nails that set your nerves on edge while he scrapes up your two sous.
I do not care a sou for your excuses.
Use sou when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sou means (historical) 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He is grey, flat-footed and withered, with long, brittle nails that set your nerves on edge while he scrapes up your two sous.
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