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
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Noun
A dime is worth 10 cents.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In the 2024-25 season, Forest converted 30 of their 78 big chances (39 per cent), with Chris Wood scoring 13 of his 28.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Additionally, extra surcharges for certain industrial operations will increase by 2 cents per year over the next five years.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
In this case, Nowak said that savings of 30 cents per unit implies roughly $10 billion in savings.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Prices for mid-grade and premium fuel also jumped by eight cents or more on Tuesday.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Cent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cent. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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