Definition of cents Cents

/sɛˈnts/ - [sents] -

We found 3 definitions of cents from 2 different sources.

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What does cents mean?

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  • cents (Noun)
    Plural of cent.

Part of speech

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  • cents, noun, plural of cent.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: cents

cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries
  fractional monetary unit, subunit a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
  birr
  dollar a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"
  dutch florin, florin, guilder gulden
  leone
  lilangeni
  rand United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
  mauritian rupee rupee
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  sri lanka rupee rupee
cent - a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
  penny, centime
  coin a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  copper any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cent (Noun)
    A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
  • cent (Noun)
    A small sum of money.
  • cent (Noun)
    A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
  • cent (Noun)
    A coin having face value of one cent in either of the above senses.
  • cent (Noun)
    A hundredth of a half step .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cent (n.)
    A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
  • cent (n.)
    A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.
  • cent (n.)
    An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cent
    A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cent
    sent, n. a hundred: an American coin—the hundredth part of a dollar.—ns. Cent′age, rate by the hundred; Cent′al, a weight of 100 lb. proposed for general adoption, legalised in 1878.—Per cent., by the hundred. [L. centum, a hundred.]

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  • currency
    In many currencies, the cent is a monetary unit that is the same as 1/100 of the normal unit. In the United States, it is also called a penny.

Part of speech

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  • cent, noun, singular of cents.

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