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I recently came across the expression "near no money" and I'm trying to understand a little more about it, how it can be used, etc. Is this a type of expression that could be used in a sentence like this?

How much am I making working for my uncle? Well, to be honest, near no money, but I'm getting a lot of experience.

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    It might make more sense if it were a number, like "How much? Near 100." And here "no money" is an amount.
    – Andy Bonner
    Commented Jul 2 at 4:28
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    it means almost no money ... not much money may be more common
    – jsotola
    Commented Jul 2 at 21:54

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A search in Google Books got me these three hits just from the first page:

The Putter: Not A Sports Story

Murder on a Small Island - Page viii

Lost Youth Volume 2: London - Volume 2 - Page 226

The OP’s suggested use hence seems fine. The words take their ordinary meanings.

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  • Thank you, Seowjooheng. In fact, I had done a lot of research and even found two of the examples you mentioned, and as I do whenever I discover a new expression, I tried to create some sentences using it for better memorization. What I wasn't sure was that this expression would be suitable in the sense of the phrase I created, that is, with the sense of income or payment for work, or something similar.
    – Itamar
    Commented Jul 2 at 3:59
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    @Itamar I wouldn't say that you have to use this pattern yourself; in this context, salary, you could use "nearly" instead.
    – Andy Bonner
    Commented Jul 2 at 4:29

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