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Meaning
Noun
●
In Money:
A
subunit
of
currency
equal
to
one-hundredth
of the main
unit
of
currency
in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
●
A small
sum
of money.
●
In Money:
A
subunit
of
currency
equal
to
one-hundredth
of the euro.
●
In Money:
A
coin
having
face value
of one
cent
(in either of the above senses).
●
In Music:
A
hundredth
of a
semitone
or
half
step.
●
In Nuclear physics:
A
unit
of
reactivity
equal
to one
hundredth
of a dollar.
●
Abbreviation of century.
●
Abbreviation of
centum
. One hundred.
●
Abbreviation of centigrade.
●
Abbreviation of center.
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Origin
cent
English
cent
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
centum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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