cowrie, small shell (formerly used as a coin)

score, an aggregate of twenty

jumped

bucket

save up every penny, save every bit

pay every penny, pay in full

pay every penny, pay in full

be reduced to abject poverty

receive in full, be paid every single penny

be very greedy, run a mile for a penny

mean or worthless person

To be pinched for every cowrie, to be in great distress, to be reduced to a beggary.

worthless, good-for-nothing, cheap

worthless stuff

every penny

very little, little bit