cent
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //sɛnt//
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
Substantiv
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A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
It's true. 1.7 cents to make 1 cent. That really makes the phrase “you have to spend money to make money” ring painfully true.
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umgangssprachlichA small sum of money.
He blew every last cent.
Every cent aside from his own expenses for the barest kind of living went to his down-and-out buddies.
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A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
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A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
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A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
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A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
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Variante von centuryAbbreviation of century.
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Variante von LatincentumveraltetAbbreviation of Latincentum (“one hundred”).
And broght with hem many stout cent / Of green lordynges.
The demon makes his full descent / In one abundant shower of cent per cent.
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Variante von centigradeAbbreviation of centigrade.
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Variante von centerAbbreviation of center.
Herkunft
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Old French centbor. Middle English cent English cent From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Formen
- Plural
- cents
cent · A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
center · The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant…Center · A surname.central · Being in the centre.