Cent

  • 51cent — [16] Centum is the Latin word for ‘hundred’ – indeed both come ultimately from the same Indo European source, *kmtóm. It first appeared in English in the form cent in the phrase per cent (originally used apparently by the financier Sir Thomas… …

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  • 52cent — [[t]se̱nt[/t]] cents N COUNT: usu num N A cent is a small unit of money worth one hundredth of the main unit of money in many countries, for example the United States or Australia. → See also per cent A cup of rice which cost thirty cents a few… …

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  • 53cent */ — UK [sent] / US noun [countable] Word forms cent : singular cent plural cents a small unit of money used in many countries, for example the US, Canada, and Australia. There are 100 cents in a dollar and its symbol is ¢. • a red cent …

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  • 54cènt — 1 cénta in cênta m (ȅ ẹ, é) utežna mera, 100 kg: vol tehta štiri cente; cent sena / ekspr. denarja ima na cente zelo veliko; noge so kot cent zelo težke / stari cent 56 kg 2 cénta in cênta m (ȅ ẹ, é) kovanec z vrednostjo ene stotine dolarja… …

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  • 55Cent — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. 100, nombre entier Cent, unité de mesure des intervalles musicaux. Centime d euro Cent, subdivision de plusieurs monnaies dont l euro et le dollar Cents,… …

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  • 56cent — n. (colloq.) not to have a red cent ( to have no money at all ) * * * [sent] (colloq.) not to have a red cent ( to have no money at all ) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 57cent — /sent/ noun a small coin, one hundredth of a dollar ● The stores are only a 25 cent bus ride away. ● They sell oranges at 99 cents each. (NOTE: Cent is usually written ¢in prices: 25¢,but not when a dollar price is mentioned: $1.25.) …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 58Cent — der Cent, (Mittelstufe) kleine Währungseinheit in verschiedenen Ländern Beispiele: Die Schokolade kostet zwei Euro und zehn Cents. Du bekommst von mir keinen Cent mehr …

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  • 59cent — n. one dollar. (Underworld.) □ One cent for one joint? Not bad. □ A cent for this thing? …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 60cent — n. 1 a a monetary unit valued at one hundredth of a dollar or other metric unit. b a coin of this value. 2 colloq. a very small sum of money. 3 see PER CENT. Etymology: F cent or It. cento or L centum hundred …

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