cent
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many…A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
» You gave me only fifty cents.
Du hast mir nur fünfzig Cent gegeben.
Вы дали мне только пятьдесят центов.
Ты дал мне только пятьдесят центов.
Ти дав мені лише п'ятдесят центів.
Meaning
6 sensesA subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
Cent
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центcent
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
(informal)A small sum of money.
He blew every last cent.
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
Cent
центcent
A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
Cent
центcent
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
Examples
130 sentencesYou gave me only fifty cents.
Ти дав мені лише п'ятдесят центів.
ruВы дали мне только пятьдесят центов.
deDu hast mir nur fünfzig Cent gegeben.
Tom won't charge you a cent.
Том не візьме з тебе навіть копійки.
Tom agreed with me one hundred per cent.
deTom war zu hundert Prozent meiner Meinung.
Tom agreed with me a hundred per cent.
ruТом был согласен со мной на все сто.
deTom war zu hundert Prozent meiner Meinung.
I don't have a red cent to my name.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-EuropeaFrom Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
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Forms
plural: cents / centSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular