sou

Meanings

Plural: sous

Noun

• a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
  • "he hasn't a sou to his name"
• 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.
• Cent; pocket money.
• A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.