cent
English meaning: Cent
Definition
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
Example
“The pen costs ninety-nine cents.”
Another example: “I wouldn't give a cent for that old car.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A noun for a unit of money equal to one-hundredth of a dollar, euro and other currencies (symbol ¢). Common in everyday talk about money and idioms ('not worth a cent', 'put in your two cents'). Note: '50 Cent' is a rapper's stage name.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'centum' ('hundred'), via French 'cent', adopted as a currency unit in the late 18th century.
Synonyms
- penny
- centime
Related Words
Common Collocations
- per cent
- two cents
- not a cent
- every cent
- cents on the dollar
- fifty cents
Word Forms
cent (n); cents (pl)
Word Tools
Tools & Calculators
Maturity = 146,932.81 · Interest earned = 46,932.81
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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