Cent

//sɛnt// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.

    "It's true. 1.7 cents to make 1 cent. That really makes the phrase “you have to spend money to make money” ring painfully true."

  2. 2
    a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit wordnet
  3. 3
    A small sum of money. informal

    "He blew every last cent."

  4. 4
    a fractional monetary unit of several countries wordnet
  5. 5
    A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
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  1. 6
    A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
  2. 7
    A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
  3. 8
    A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
  4. 9
    Abbreviation of century. abbreviation, alt-of
  5. 10
    Abbreviation of Latincentum (“one hundred”). abbreviation, alt-of, obsolete

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

  6. 11
    Abbreviation of centigrade. abbreviation, alt-of
  7. 12
    Abbreviation of center. abbreviation, alt-of

Etymology

From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

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