Cent Definition

sĕnt
cents
noun
cents
A monetary unit of the U.S., equal to1100 of a dollar; penny.
Webster's New World
A coin of this value, made of an alloy of copper and zinc or tin; penny.
Webster's New World
A monetary unit of various other countries, equal to1100 of the basic unit.
Webster's New World
(informal) A small sum of money.
He blew every last cent.
Wiktionary

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

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Synonyms:
abbreviation
Centigrade.
American Heritage
Century; centuries.
Webster's New World
Centum (hundred)
American Heritage
Wiktionary
prefix
Variant of centi-
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Other Word Forms of Cent

Noun

Singular:
cent
Plural:
cents

Origin of Cent

  • Middle English from Old French hundred from Latin centum dekm̥ in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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