cent

CEFRA1

/sɛnt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A coin or unit worth one hundredth of a dollar or euro.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A small sum of money.

Examples

  • Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.

  • The man lives from hand to mouth and never saves a cent.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.

  3. A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).

More examples

In context

  • There has been a 5 per cent decline in student numbers.

  • And broght with hem many stout cent / Of green lordynges.

  • The demon makes his full descent / In one abundant shower of cent per cent.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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