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The definition of a cent is a unit of money equal to 1/100th of a dollar in the United States.

(noun)

An example of a cent is one penny.

See cent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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1. a monetary unit of the U.S., equal to of a dollar; penny: symbol, ¢
2. a coin of this value, made of an alloy of copper and zinc or tin; penny
a monetary unit of various other countries, equal to of the basic unit

Origin: ME & OFr < L centum, hundred

century; centuries

See cent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. ct.

See Table at currency.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French, hundred

Origin: , from Latin centum; see dekm̥ 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.

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