Definitions for: Cent


[n] a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
[n] a fractional monetary unit of several countries



Webster (1913) Definition: Cent, n. [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See Hundred.]
1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts
in a hundred.

2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar,
formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.

3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so
called because 100 points won the game. --Nares.

Synonyms: centime, penny

See Also: birr, bob, British shilling, coin, copper, dollar, florin, fractional monetary unit, guilder, gulden, leone, lilangeni, Mauritian rupee, new penny, rand, rupee, Seychelles rupee, shilling, Sri Lanka rupee, subunit

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