Translation
cent (one hundredth of a euro), centime
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Word origin
Coined in the 1790s from Latin centesimus ('hundredth'), when the French franc was divided into a hundred parts.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- centesimus
- English cognates
- cent, percent
Grammar
Examples
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This sweet costs ten cents.
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I do not have a single cent left.
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A two-cent coin is worth almost nothing.
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The price of petrol has gone up by three cents.
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She paid down to the last cent.
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