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

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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

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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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