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.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The International Energy Agency turned out to be less resigned to the things that exist and capped this class of emissions at 5 per cent.
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Suppose the sudden withdrawal of aid raises a country’s under-five death rate from three per cent to four per cent.
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Diluted earnings per share in Q3 were 30 cents, up from 28 cents the prior year’s period.
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Noun
Hedge Funds ⬆ Wall Street brokered trades letting hedge funds buy tariff refund rights at 20-40 cents on the dollar.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The International Energy Agency turned out to be less resigned to the things that exist and capped this class of emissions at 5 per cent.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Suppose the sudden withdrawal of aid raises a country’s under-five death rate from three per cent to four per cent.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Diluted earnings per share in Q3 were 30 cents, up from 28 cents the prior year’s period.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cent
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“Cent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cent. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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