Meaning of なけなし in Japanese

Definition of なけなし

なけなし(nakenashi) 【無けなし ·無け無し】

(n, adj-no) very small amount which looks like nothing
なけなしの金を取っていった。
He took away what little money I had.

僕ぼくは彼かれになけなしのお金おかねを与えた。

I gave him what little money I had with me.

僕ぼくはその貧乏な少年しょうねんになけなしの金かねを与えた。

I gave the poor boy what little money I had with me.

Poor as she was, she gave him what little money she had.

彼かれはなけなしの金かねを全部ぜんぶ彼女かのじょにあげた。

He gave her what little money he had.

彼かれはなけなしの金かねを全部ぜんぶ私わたしに貸してくれた。

He lent me what little money he had.

彼かれはその少年しょうねんになけなしの金かねをやった。

He gave the boy what little money he had.

私わたしは、なけなしの金かねを彼かれにあげた。

I gave him what little money I had.

なけなしの金かねを彼かれにあげた。

I gave him what little money I had.

なけなしの金かねを取っていった。

He took away what little money I had.

その学者がくしゃはなけなしの金かねを全部ぜんぶ本ほんにつぎこんだつぎこむ。

The scholar spent what little money he had on books.