cent
Latinhundred
About This Root
From Latin centum, meaning 'hundred.' It survives in century (a span of 100 years), percent and percentage (per centum, 'by the hundred'), cent (one-hundredth of a unit of money), centennial and centenary (a 100th anniversary), and centurion (a Roman officer commanding 100 soldiers). In the metric system the variant centi- means 'one-hundredth,' as in centimeter.
Associated Words · 7
century
A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally)...
percentage
A proportion expressed as a fraction of 100; a share of a total
centennial
A hundredth anniversary; relating to or occurring every hundred years
centenary
A hundredth anniversary; relating to a hundred years
centurion
A Roman army officer commanding about 100 soldiers
cent
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢
percent
a rate or proportion per hundred