cent
Cent (noun) means a unit of money worth one hundredth of the main currency in many countries, shown with the symbol ¢. Example: “The sign said that each sweet cost fifty cents.”
noun
1
A unit of money worth one hundredth of the main currency in many countries, shown with the symbol ¢.
"The sign said that each sweet cost fifty cents."
"A dollar is made up of one hundred cents."
"He found a few cents in the bottom of his bag."
"It's true. 1.7 cents to make 1 cent. That really makes the phrase “you have to spend money to make money” ring painfully true."
— , Pennies (2015)
2
A very small amount of money.
"I won't give him a cent until he finishes the work."
"The old house wasn't worth a cent after the flood."
"They didn't have a cent between them when they arrived in the city."
"Every cent aside from his own expenses for the barest kind of living went to his down-and-out buddies."
— Lou Sullivan, From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland (1990)
3
A unit of money equal to one hundredth of a euro.
"The shop in Spain rounded the bill up to the nearest cent."
"A euro is divided into one hundred cent."
"The machine only accepts coins worth fifty cent or more."
4
A coin worth one cent.
"She dropped a cent into the fountain and made a wish."
"My grandfather kept a shiny cent from his first trip abroad."
"The child proudly held out a single cent to pay for the sticker."
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What is the meaning of cent?
"cent" (noun) means a unit of money worth one hundredth of the main currency in many countries, shown with the symbol ¢.
What is another word for cent?
Other words for "cent" include penny, centime.
What are the different meanings of cent?
"cent" has 3 main meanings: 1. A unit of money worth one hundredth of the main currency in many countries, shown with the symbol ¢; 2. A very small amount of money; 3. A unit of money equal to one hundredth of a euro.
How do you use cent in a sentence?
Example: "The sign said that each sweet cost fifty cents."
