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CENT
penny, cent, centime
(noun) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
cent
(noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cent (plural cents or cent)
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
(informal) A small sum of money.
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
(money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
(music) A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
Abbreviation of century.
(obsolete, except in per cent) Abbreviation of centum. One hundred.
Abbreviation of centigrade.
Abbreviation of center.
Usage notes
• Due to the differing plural formats used in European languages, it is common to use the word cent as a plural throughout the Eurozone.
Synonyms
• (of a dollar): dollarcent
• (of a euro): eurocent
• (coin (Canada, US)): penny
Anagrams
• NCTE, tecn-
Source: Wiktionary
Cent, n. Etym: [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See Hundred.]
1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.
3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game. Nares.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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