cent

¹cent

noun \ˈsent\

Definition of CENT

1

: a monetary unit equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a basic unit of value — 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

1. A dime is worth 10 cents.

Origin of CENT

French, hundred, from Latin centum — more at hundred

First Known Use: 1782

Rhymes with CENT

bent, Brent, dent, gent, Ghent, hent, Lent, pent, rent, scent, sent, spent, sprent, stent, tent, Trent, vent