1
: any of several former monetary units equal to ¹/₁₀₀ franc (as of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg)
2
: a monetary subunit of the dinar (Algeria), dirham (Morocco), franc (a number of especially sub-Saharan nations in Africa), and gourde see dinar, dirham, franc, gourde at Money Table
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Last year, more than three hundred and eighty thousand people paid fifty-two euros and ninety centimes for the pleasure of visiting Les Grands Buffets.
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
As for Viardot, she was genuinely upset by the loss of a friend but insisted on collecting every centime of her 2,000-franc fee (nearly half the cost of the funeral).
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
According to a chalkboard on the wall, the gilets jaunes of Saint-Macaire had a thousand and forty euros and eighty-eight centimes to their name.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
As for Viardot, she was genuinely upset by the loss of a friend but insisted on collecting every centime of her 2,000-franc fee (nearly half the cost of the funeral).
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
According to a chalkboard on the wall, the gilets jaunes of Saint-Macaire had a thousand and forty euros and eighty-eight centimes to their name.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
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“Centime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centime. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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centime
noun
cen·time
ˈsän-ˌtēm 
ˈsen-
1
: a unit of value equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ franc
2
: a coin representing one centime
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