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- [sent]
- /sɛnt/
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Definitions of cents word
- noun cents a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢. 1
- noun cents the 100th part of the monetary units of various other nations, including Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, New Zealand, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda. 1
- noun cents a monetary unit of certain European Union countries, the 100th part of a euro. 1
- noun cents sen3 . 1
- noun cents Plural form of cent. 1
- noun cents plural of cent. 0
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Origin of cents
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Latin centēsimus hundredth (by shortening), equivalent to cent(um) 100 (see hundred) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix
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Parts of speech for Cents
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cents popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cents usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cents
noun cents
- cent — A cent is a small unit of money worth one hundredth of some currencies, for example the dollar and the euro.
- farthing — a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
- hill of beans — something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.
- penny — a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
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