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cent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sɛnt/
• sĕnt
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Old French centbor. Middle English cent English cent From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Meanings

1. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
   • 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. 2015 November 22, “Pennies”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 35, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:
2. (informal) A small sum of money.
   • He blew every last cent.
   • Every cent aside from his own expenses for the barest kind of living went to his down-and-out buddies. 1990, Lou Sullivan, From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland, →ISBN, page 10:
3. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
4. A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
5. A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
6. (qualifier:nuclear physics) A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of century.
   alt of century
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, obsolete, qualifier:except in per cent and cent percent) Abbreviation of Latincentum (“one hundred”).
   alt of Latincentum
   • And broght with hem many stout cent / Of green lordynges. c. 1450, Octouian Imperator (Octavian), lines 1463-4
   • The demon makes his full descent / In one abundant shower of cent per cent. 1733, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays, Epistle III to Allen, Lord Bathurst, 372
9. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of centigrade.
   alt of centigrade
10. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of center.
    alt of center

Forms

Deriveds

red cent · Fugio cent · ten-cent tour · cent percent · half cent · twenty-five cent word · ten-cent store · ten-cent word · ten-cent · dollar-and-cent · bitcent · centage

Descendants

סנט · cent · sene · sen · sīn · sen · cent · cent · cent · sīn · 센트 · senti · ცენტი · cent

Relateds

two cents · per cent · centipede · centurion · dollar · centi- · centennial · euro · century

Synonyms

dollarcent (of a dollar) · penny (coin (Canada, US)) · Eurocent (of a euro)

Translations (148)

nl cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · sv cent (coin) · ru цент (one-hundredth of a euro) · hu cent (one-hundredth of a euro) · my ဆင့် (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · az sent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · nv tsindáo (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ast centavu (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · mn цент (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · it centesimo (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · sw senti (coin) · sh cȅnt (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ug سىنىت (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · sl cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · is sent (one-hundredth of a euro) · fr cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · de Cent (coin) · id sen (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · lt centas (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ja セント (one-hundredth of a euro) · tr sent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · yue 分 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fr centime (coin) · mel sin (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fi sentti (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ar سِنْت (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · kk цент (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · lo ເຊັນ (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · mn ᠼᠧᠨᠲ᠋ (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · tg сент (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fr centime (one-hundredth of a euro) · es céntimo (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · it soldino (coin) · eo cendo (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ja 仙 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · yi סענט (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · hu egycentes (coin) · th เซ็นต์ (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · bg е́вростоти́нка (one-hundredth of a euro) · be цэнт (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · cs cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fa سنت (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · bg цент (one-hundredth of a euro) · hu penny (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · tk sent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · hak 分 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ms sen (one-hundredth of a euro) · yue 歐仙 /欧仙 (one-hundredth of a euro) · ro cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · hu cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · el ένα λεπτό (coin) · bg стоти́нка (coin) · fo sent (one-hundredth of a euro) · da cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · bdr sin (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ko 전 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · sw senti (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ko 유로센트 (one-hundredth of a euro) · pdt Zent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fr pièce d'un cent (coin) · pt cêntimo (one-hundredth of a euro) · ga cent (coin) · pl cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · nv łichííʼí (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · aht tsedi dicaaxi (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fo sent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · pl cent (one-hundredth of a euro) · pl cent (coin) · hi सेंट (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · nb cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · gl céntimo (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · pt centavo (one-hundredth of a euro) · de Cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · sh це̏нт (one-hundredth of a euro) · et sent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · bdr sin (one-hundredth of a euro) · fi sentti (coin) · cmn 歐分 /欧分 (one-hundredth of a euro) · fr sou noir (coin) · ja セントユーロ (one-hundredth of a euro) · km សេន (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ka ცენტი (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · mk цент (one-hundredth of a euro) · es centavo (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ca cèntim (one-hundredth of a euro) · fr cenne noire (coin) · hi सेंट (coin) · hu eurócent (one-hundredth of a euro) · bg е́врости́нка (one-hundredth of a euro) · fi sentti (one-hundredth of a euro) · uk цент (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ja セント (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · bg стоти́нка (one-hundredth of a euro) · fr pièce d'un centime (coin) · sv cent (one-hundredth of a euro) · bg леври́нка (one-hundredth of a euro) · ky цент (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · bn সেন্ট (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ga cent (one-hundredth of a euro) · id sen (one-hundredth of a euro) · tl pera (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · el λεπτό (one-hundredth of a euro) · nan-hbl 分 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ko 센트 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · lou pinné (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · el σεντ (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ale siintax̂ (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · sq cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · cmn 分 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ru цент (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fj sede (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ca centau (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · de Cent (one-hundredth of a euro) · es centésimo (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fr sou (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · hy ցենտ (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ru цент (coin) · sh це̏нт (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · mel sin (one-hundredth of a euro) · uz sent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · mk цент (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · bg цент (coin) · ca cèntim (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ar سَنْت (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · sk cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ast céntimu (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fr centime (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · lou éskalin (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · yue 仙 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · bg цент (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ast céntimu (one-hundredth of a euro) · pl eurocent (one-hundredth of a euro) · sw senti (one-hundredth of a euro) · lou sou (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · vi phần trăm (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ur سینٹ (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · nan-hbl 針 /针 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · he סֶנְט (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · pt cêntimo (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ga ceint (coin) · ko 센트 (one-hundredth of a euro) · sh cȅnt (one-hundredth of a euro) · sv cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · yue 厘 (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · lv cents (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · fr cent (coin) · ga ceint (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) · ms sen (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)

wikidata: Q58093 · wikidata: Q724178