cent /sɛnt/noun 10forms 2phrases 3 noun10 •a small unit of money, 100 of which make a dollar or the main unit in other countriesIt'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 •A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro. •(informal) A small sum of money.He blew every last cent. •A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses). •Abbreviation of century. •Abbreviation of centigrade. •A hundredth of a semitone or half step. •Abbreviation of center. •A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar. •(no longer used) Abbreviation of Latincentum (“one hundred”). formscents · cents. Phrases with cent fifty-cent tourA fast and general introduction to a place. ten-centtwo-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made). ten-cent wordA short and common word used in place of a longer and more uncommon one.
Cent. noun 1phrases 3 noun1 •Abbreviation of central. Phrases with Cent. fifty-cent tourA fast and general introduction to a place. ten-centtwo-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made). ten-cent wordA short and common word used in place of a longer and more uncommon one.