cent

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Pronunciation

• enPR: sĕnt, IPA: /sɛnt/

Noun

cent (plural cents)

1. (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
2. (informal) A small sum of money.

   He blew every last cent.

3. (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
4. (money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
5. (music) A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
6. Abbreviation of century#English|century.
7. (obsolete, except in per cent) Abbreviation of centum#English|centum. One hundred.
   • circa 1450 Octouian Imperator (Octavian), lines 1463-4:

     And broght with hem many stout cent / Of green lordynges.

   • 1733, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays, [//www.bartleby.com/203/145.html Epistle III] to Allen, Lord Bathurst, 372:

     The demon makes his full descent / In one abundant shower of cent per cent.

8. Abbreviation of centigrade#English|centigrade.
9. Abbreviation of center#English|center.

Synonyms

• (of a dollar) dollarcent
• (of a euro) eurocent
• (coin (Canada, US)) penny

Translations

• French: cent, centime
• German: Cent
• Italian: centesimo
• Portuguese: centavo
• Russian: цент
• Spanish: centavo, céntimo

Translations

• French: centime
• German: Cent
• Portuguese: centavo, cêntimo
• Russian: цент

Translations

• French: (pièce d'un) cent (of dollar), (pièce d'un) centime (of euro)
• German: Cent
• Italian: soldino
• Russian: цент

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