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Definition of cent - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
currencycoin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
- She gave me a cent as change.
2.
foreign currencymonetary unit in various countries, one hundredth of a basic unit
- The euro is divided into one hundred cents..
3.
musicTECH. hundredth of a semitone or half stepTECH.
- The note was off by a cent.
4.
nuclear physicsTECH. US unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollarTECH. US
- The reactor's reactivity increased by a cent.
Images of cent
coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
Expressions with cent
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absence of any money or financial value
He received not a cent for his work.
no money at all or not even one penny
He left without not a red cent to his name.
completely or totally without anything missing
She is 100 per cent certain about her answer.
with a price reduced by ten percent
All shoes are sold ten per cent off today.
very small amount of money
She wouldn't lend him a red cent.
ineffective, unimportant, lacking monetary or personal significance
That broken trinket is not worth a cent anymore.
without any doubt or error
His answer was cent percent correct.
Origin of cent
Latin, centum (hundred)
Terms with cent included in their meaning
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finance
small coins worth one cent each
loose change
two one-cent coins
US and Canada
US or Canadian coin worth one cent
abr: cent
unit of money equal to one hundredth of a dollar
acr: Indian Head cent
penny coin from the United States
five-cent coin
nickel; five cents
currency
25-cent banknote used in Canada
currency
US one-cent coin with Lincoln and wheat design
finance
US one-cent coin minted from 1909 to 1958
finance
cent of certain Iberian and Latin American currencies
Examples of cent in a sentence
He saved every cent he earned. He found a cent on the sidewalk. A single cent can make a difference in large transactions. The musician adjusted the pitch by a cent. Tuning requires precision down to the cent. Adjustments were made to reduce the cent in reactivity.
A cent increase in reactivity was noted during the test.
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- French:centime, cent, ...
- German:Cent, Mikroton, ...
- Italian:centesimo, centesimo di euro, ...
- Spanish:céntimo, centésimo, ...
- Portuguese:cêntimo, cent, ...
- Chinese:分, 音分, ...
- Japanese:セント, ...
- Arabic:سِنْت, قرش, ...
- Hebrew:סֶנְט, מֵאָית טוֹן, ...
- Russian:цент, сотая полутона, ...
- Ukrainian:цент, сота частина, ...
- Hindi:सेंट, संगीतिक सौवां, ...
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