duds

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something that has no value or that does not work:

Are there any more batteries? This one's a dud.

He's made eleven movies in the last 20 years and not one has been a dud.

not working or not having any value:

A customer had tried to pay with a dud cheque (= one for which a bank will not give money).

something that is not successful or is of little value:

The movie turned out to be a dud.

something that is of no value or that does not work:

So what makes a good investment and what makes a dud?

Five years ago I bought a dishwasher that proved to be a dud from the start.

of no use or value:

The bank accepted 62 cents on the dollar to get the dud loans off its books.