cent

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noun

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: a monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of a basic unit of value (such as dollar, euro, rand) see birr, dollar, euro, leone, lilangeni, nakfa, rand, rupee, shilling at Money Table

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: a coin, token, or note representing one cent

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: the fen of the People's Republic of China

cent

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abbreviation (1)

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centigrade

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central

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centum

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century

Cent

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abbreviation (2)

Central

Examples of cent in a Sentence

Noun

A dime is worth 10 cents.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

They have been led by Taylor, who owns 10 per cent and is Morgan Stanley’s lead banker in Asia, and Halsted, who owns six per cent and was a founder partner of private equity company Pamplona Capital Partners. —Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025

For the quarter, Anheuser-Busch InBev posted adjusted earnings of 88 cents per share on revenue of $14.84 billion. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025

The company reported a loss of 33 cents per hare for the quarter and a loss of 11 cents per share when adjusted . —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025

Analysts expect quarterly revenue of slightly more than $8 billion and earnings per share of 13 cents. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, hundred, from Latin centum — more at hundred

First Known Use

Noun

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing cent

• euro cent
• not one red cent
• per cent
• red cent

Rhymes for cent

• bent
• blent
• ent
• fent
• lent
• meant
• pent
• rent
• rente
• scent
• sent
• spent

Kids Definition

cent

noun

ˈsent

1

: a unit of value equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ part of a basic unit of money (as of a dollar or euro)

2

: a coin or bill representing one cent

Etymology

Noun

from early French cent "hundred," from Latin centum "hundred"