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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
The stock was down 9% and trading for just 33 cents Monday.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
Analysts upped their estimates for second-quarter comparable stores for TJ Maxx and Marshalls to 4% from 3% and earnings per share, to 96 cents from 93 cents.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
And fares for rides start at just 3 bolivianos or about .50 cents.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Between 2020 and 2022, the district’s enrollment had dropped by more than ten per cent.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
The stock was down 9% and trading for just 33 cents Monday.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
Analysts upped their estimates for second-quarter comparable stores for TJ Maxx and Marshalls to 4% from 3% and earnings per share, to 96 cents from 93 cents.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
And fares for rides start at just 3 bolivianos or about .50 cents.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Cent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cent. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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