What does cents on the dollar mean?

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cents on the dollar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

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"Many disabled people are legally paid cents on the dollar, those who get hired at all."

What does cents on the dollar mean?: Alternative form of pennies on the dollar.

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