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: ¢.
Meaning
6 sensesA subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
Cent
центcent
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. — Anjy
ruВы дали мне только пятьдесят центов. — marafon
deDu hast mir nur fünfzig Cent gegeben. — driini
Tom won't charge you a cent.
Том не візьме з тебе навіть копійки. — shanghainese
Tom agreed with me one hundred per cent.
deTom war zu hundert Prozent meiner Meinung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom agreed with me a hundred per cent.
ruТом был согласен со мной на все сто. — Wezel
deTom war zu hundert Prozent meiner Meinung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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