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Cent

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

Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.
The man lives from hand to mouth and never saves a cent.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cost of the small candy was only one ____ at the local shop today.

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