centimo

cen·ti·mo

 (sĕn′tə-mō′)

n. pl. cen·ti·mos

1. A unit of currency equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of the primary unit in Costa Rica, Venezuela and various other countries.

2. A former unit of Spanish currency that was equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of a peseta.

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[Spanish céntimo, from French centime; see centime.]

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céntimo

(ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ)

n, pl -mos

1. (Currencies) a monetary unit of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard currency units

2. (Currencies) a former monetary unit of Andorra and Spain, worth one hundredth of a peseta

[from Spanish; see centime]

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cêntimo

(ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ)

n, pl -mos

(Currencies) a monetary unit of Sao Tomê e Principe, worth one hundredth of a dobra

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cen•ti•mo

or cén•ti•mo

(ˈsɛn təˌmoʊ)

n., pl. -mos.

a monetary unit of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Spain, Venezuela, etc., equal to 1/100 of the basic currency.

[1895–1900; < Sp < French centime. See centime]

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centimo - a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit bolivar - the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos Costa Rican colon - the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos guarani - the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos peseta, Spanish peseta - formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos

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