cent
UK/sent/US
NGSL 1kA2
Definitions
n.
A unit of money equal to one-hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other main currency unit. Symbol: ¢
分；货币单位，等于美元、欧元等主要货币单位的百分之一。符号：¢
Root Breakdown
Root-derived=cent
Straight from Latin centum (hundred), via per centum. A cent is one-hundredth of the main currency unit — the smallest 'hundredth-sized' slice of a dollar. The same idea sits inside percent.
Root cent still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.per cent百分比
- 2.fifty cent五十分
Example Sentences
- 1.
The candy bar costs ninety-nine cents.
- 2.
He found a few cents under the sofa cushions.
- 3.
I don't have a single cent to spare this month.