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なけなしの金を

one's last bit of money

→ なけなし
phrase Rare #32,107
one's last bit of money Means the small amount of money someone has, often implying that it is nearly all they have. The を marks it as the object of a verb such as give, lend, or spend.
JA: 彼はなけなしの金を全部母親に送った。
EN: She gave him the last bit of money she had.

僕はその貧乏な少年になけなしの金を与えた。

I gave the poor boy the little money I had.

彼女は貧しかったけれども、なけなしの金を全部彼に与えた。

Although she was poor, she gave him all the money she had.

彼はその少年になけなしの金をやった。

He gave the boy the little money he had.

彼はなけなしの金を全部私に貸してくれた。

He lent me every last penny he had.

私は彼になけなしの金をやった。

I gave him the little money I had.