next to nothing
Barely any amount
Next to nothing means almost nothing—an extremely small amount, especially of money: They bought the house for next to nothing, I know next to nothing about cars.
The phrase emphasizes how close to zero something is while acknowledging it isn't quite nothing at all.
- nilNothing whatsoever
- zeroNumerical absence of quantity
- meagerDeficient in quantity
- leastSmallest in degree
- zipToothed sliding fastener
trivial · insignificant · zilch · cheap · bupkis · small change · shoestring · nada · pocket change · minimal · peanuts · chump change · chicken feed · pittance · drop in the bucket · hill of beans · squat · paltry
- Running Lowrunning low, in short supply, running out, dried up, at a premium
value/worth
next to nothinga great deal
A large amount
big money · a lot · top dollar · an arm and a leg · megabucks
sufficiency
next to nothingmore than enough
Quantity exceeding necessity
plenty · in abundance · to spare · in excess