centime

cen·time | \ ˈsän-ˌtēm

, ˈsen- \

Definition of centime

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

Examples of centime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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, "A single market in culture emerged in the 19th century," 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, "Can Emmanuel Macron Stem the Populist Tide?," 24 June 2019

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