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noun
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance, money
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noun
A small sum of money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance, money
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noun
A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance, money
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noun
A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: nuclear physics
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noun
Abbreviation of century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Abbreviation of Latincentum (“one hundred”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, obsolete
Qualifier: except in per cent and cent percent
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noun
Abbreviation of centigrade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Abbreviation of center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: penny, centime
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Broader terms: coin
Narrower terms: copper, new penny
noun
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fractional monetary unit, subunit, Sri Lanka rupee, rupee
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Old French centbor. Middle English cent English cent From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Across languages
148 source translations are retained for this English entry.
