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Cent
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French cent, "hundred", from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *(d)ḱm̥tóm.
Pronunciation
| AHD | sĕnt |
| IPA | /sɛnt/ |
| SAMPA | /sEnt/ |
Homophones
Noun
cent (plural: cents)
- A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries, including the United States.
- 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).
Synonyms
- (of a dollar): dollarcent
- (of a euro): eurocent
- (coin): (Canada, US) penny
Translations
subunit of currency in US and elsewhere
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one-hundredth of a euro
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coin
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Related terms
See also
Brithenig
Cardinal number
cent
- (one or a) hundred
Dutch
Pronunciation
| IPA | /sɛnt/ |
| SAMPA | /sEnt/ |
Noun
cent m (plural: centen , diminutive: centje )
- cent (one-hundredth of a euro)
Derived terms
- eurocent
- dollarcent
- centiem
Esperanto
Numeral
French
Etymology
Old French cent, "hundred", from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *(d)ḱm̥tóm. Formal cognates include Sanskrit शतं , (śataṃ) शतम् (śatam), Old Church Slavonic съто (sŭto), and Old English hund.
Pronunciation
| IPA | /sã(t)/ |
| SAMPA | /sA_O~(t)/ |
Homophones
Cardinal numeral
cent m (plural cents)
- (one or a) hundred
Noun
cent m (plural cents)
- cent (one-hundredth of a dollar or of a euro)
Derived terms
- centaine
- centenaire
- centésimal
- centième
- centigrade
- centime
Related terms
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