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cent  (snt)
n. Abbr. ct.
See Table at currency.

[Middle English, from Old French, hundred, from Latin centum; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
Our Living Language The plural of cent is cent in some varieties of vernacular Southern English when preceded by a numeral: That costs eighty cent. The lack of the plural suffix -s in such constructions is also found with units of measurement like foot and pound. See Note at foot.

cent
Noun
a monetary unit worth one hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries [Latin centum hundred]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.centcent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries
dollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
birr - the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
Dutch florin, florin, guilder, gulden - formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
leone - the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
lilangeni - the basic unit of money in Swaziland; equal to 100 cents
bob, British shilling, shilling - a former monetary unit in Great Britain
rand - the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
Mauritian rupee, rupee - the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents
Seychelles rupee, rupee - the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents
rupee, Sri Lanka rupee - the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents
2.cent - a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
copper - a copper penny
new penny - a coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound
Translations
cent [sɛnt] n (US) (= unit of dollar); centavo (= unit of euro); céntimo see also per

cent [sɛnt] n (unit of dollar, euro) → cent m (= un centième du dollar, de l'euro) see also per

cent [sɛnt] nCent m see also per cent

cent [sɛnt] n (= of dollar, euro) → centesimo see also per cent

cent
n cent [sent]
a coin equal to the hundredth part of a dollar, rupee, rand etc. sent سِنْت :جُزءٌ من مِئَة من الدولار цент cent cent der Cent σεντ céntimo sent سنت sentti cent סֶנט डॉलर इत्यादि का एक सौवां हिस्सा cent cent sen sent (mynt) centesimo セント 센트 centas cents duit syiling cent cent, 1/100 cent cêntimo cent цент cent stotinka cent cent เหรียญที่มีค่าหนึ่งในร้อยของหน่วยเงินตรา sent 分(貨幣單位) цент ڈالر کا سوواں حصہ ، ایک سکہ đồng xu


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