1
: a monetary unit equal to 1/100 of a basic unit of value (such as dollar, euro, rand) see birr, dollar, euro, leone, lilangeni, nakfa, rand, rupee, shilling at Money Table
2
: a coin, token, or note representing one cent
3
: the fen of the People's Republic of China
Examples of cent in a Sentence
Noun
A dime is worth 10 cents.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
The denominations of hell notes can often run to eight figures, though their face value has little bearing on their earthly price, which can be as low as a few cents.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Many businesses greet customers in Spanish first, as nearly seventy per cent of the city’s population is Latino.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Pick 3 tickets are 50 cents and $1.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Sportsbook operators already pay between 20% and 40% in state taxes, in addition to per-wager fees of 25 cents on each of the first 20 million bets placed, and 50 cents for each bet thereafter.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
The denominations of hell notes can often run to eight figures, though their face value has little bearing on their earthly price, which can be as low as a few cents.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Many businesses greet customers in Spanish first, as nearly seventy per cent of the city’s population is Latino.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Pick 3 tickets are 50 cents and $1.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Cent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cent. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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