What does cent mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. centnoun

    a fractional monetary unit of several countries

  2. penny, cent, centimenoun

    a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

Wiktionary

  1. centnoun

    A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries, including the United States. Symbol: u00A2.

  2. centnoun

    century

  3. centnoun

    A small sum of money.

    He blew every last cent.

  4. centnoun

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

  5. centnoun

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

  6. centnoun

    A hundredth of a half step.

  7. Etymology: From cent, from centum, from ḱm̥tóm.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Centnoun

    A hundred; as, five per cent, that is, five in the hundred.

    Etymology: centum, Lat. a hundred.

ChatGPT

  1. cent

    A cent is a unit of currency that is a subdivision of the main currency unit in many countries, including the United States, Canada, and many countries in Europe. It usually represents 1/100th of the basic monetary unit. The term comes from the Latin word "Centum" which means "hundred". It is also a unit of measurement in music to express differences in pitch.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Centnoun

    a hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred

  2. Centnoun

    a United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc

  3. Centnoun

    an old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game

  4. Etymology: [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See Hundred.]

Wikidata

  1. Cent

    In many national currencies, the cent, commonly represented by the cent sign is a monetary unit that equals ¹⁄100 of the basic monetary unit. Etymologically, the word cent derives from the Latin word "centum" meaning hundred. Cent also refers to a coin which is worth one cent. In the United States and Canada, the 1¢ coin is generally known by the nickname penny, alluding to the British coin and unit of that name. In Ireland the 1c coin is also sometimes known as a penny in reference to the Irish penny, worth ¹⁄100 of the Irish pound that was replaced by the euro in 2002.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cent

    sent, n. a hundred: an American coin—the hundredth part of a dollar.—ns. Cent′age, rate by the hundred; Cent′al, a weight of 100 lb. proposed for general adoption, legalised in 1878.—Per cent., by the hundred. [L. centum, a hundred.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cent in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of cent in a Sentence

  1. Roy Richter:

    It was 50 Cent who put the safety of the Inspector and his family in jeopardy by publishing a threatening tweet that called for violence last year.

  2. Daniel DaleWealth taxesWarren:

    I have proposed a two-cent wealth tax on the top one-tenth of one percent in this country, that would give us enough money to start with our babies by providing universal child care for every baby age 0 to 5, universal pre-k for every 3-year-old and 4-year-old in this country.

  3. Ben Le Brun:

    Sentiment is shifting on a 5-cent piece right now, although futures markets are pricing in a less than 30 percent chance of a rate hike on Thursday, the U.S. dollar continues to strengthen, meaning that traders might be having an each-way bet on the outcome.

  4. Wilbur Ross:

    Who in the world is going to be too bothered by six tenths of a cent?

  5. Mahathir Mohamad:

    We need to do away with some of the unnecessary projects, for example the high-speed rail, which is going to cost us 110 billion ringgit( $ 28 billion) and will not earn us a single cent. That will be dropped.

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