cent

Plural

cents

1. 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.

2. 2.A small sum of money.(informal)

   • Every cent aside from his own expenses for the barest kind of living went to his down-and-out buddies.
   • He blew every last cent.

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

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

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• center
• central
• century
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