cent
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
Noun 4 meanings
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
A small sum of money.
“He blew every last cent.”
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
Etymology
From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
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CENT at a glance
CENT has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (C 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,511 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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