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Cent
/sent/
A cent is a unit of currency that equals one-hundredth of a basic monetary unit, such as the US dollar.
Synonyms:
penny
copper
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
The apple costs fifty
cents
.
I found a
cent
on the sidewalk today.
Etymology:
The word
cent
comes from the Latin
centum
, meaning
hundred
. It entered English as a term for a fractional unit of currency in the late 17th century.
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