centime

noun

cen·​time ˈsän-ˌtēm 

ˈsen-

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, 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

Word History

Etymology

French, from cent hundred (from Latin centum) + -ime (as in décime tenth part)

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

centime

noun

cen·​time ˈsän-ˌtēm 

ˈsen-

1

: a unit of value equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ franc

2

: a coin representing one centime