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cents

/sɛnts/

cents is the plural of cent.

Meaning of cent

Noun

cent (plural cents or cent)

  1. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
    • It's true. 1.7 cents to make 1 cent. That really makes the phrase “you have to spend money to make money” ring painfully true.2015 November 22, “Pennies”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 35, John Oliver (actor), via HBO
  2. (informal) A small sum of money.
    • He blew every last cent.
  3. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
    Synonyms:
    Eurocent
  4. A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
    Synonyms:
    penny
  5. A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
  6. (nuclear physics) A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
    Synonyms:
    dollarcent

Phrases with cents

Words that rhyme with cents

Questions about cents

What is cents the plural of?
Cents is the plural of cent.
How do you pronounce cents?
Cents is pronounced /sɛnts/.

Words near cents in the dictionary

  1. centrovert
  2. centroverts
  3. centroxylic
  4. centrum
  5. centry
  6. cents
  7. cents on the dollar
  8. cents.
  9. centum
  10. centumisation
  11. centumization

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