Kilo Lingo

/sent/

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Translation

A small coin worth one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or similar money.

Word origin

From Latin centum, meaning one hundred, because one hundred cents make one dollar.

Origin
Latin
Root
centum
English cognates
century, percentage

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcents

Examples

sweets ninety .

One hundred cents make one dollar.

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"Cents" is the plural of "cent".

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"Not a cent" is a common way to say no money at all.

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This word is part of lesson 45.