paltry sum of money; trifling amount
A dismissive term for a small, insignificant amount of money, often used in negative contexts.
そんな腐れ金で何が買えるというんだ。
What can you buy with such a paltry sum of money?
彼は腐れ金のために友人を裏切った。
He betrayed his friend for a trifling amount of money.
pittance; measly sum; trifling amount of money
Compound of 腐れ (rotten, from 腐る) and 金 (money). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word figuratively describes money as 'rotten' to emphasize its insignificance.