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
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.
• Due to the differing plural formats used in European languages, it is common to use the word cent as a plural throughout the Eurozone.
• (of a dollar): dollarcent
• (of a euro): eurocent
• (coin (Canada, US)): penny
• 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
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
