cent

noun

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   informalA 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.

3. 3

   A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.

4. 4

   A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).

5. 5

   A hundredth of a semitone or half step.

6. 6

   A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.

7. 7

   Variant of centuryAbbreviation of century.

8. 8

   Variant of LatincentumobsoleteAbbreviation 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.

9. 9

   Variant of centigradeAbbreviation of centigrade.

10. 10

    Variant of centerAbbreviation of center.

Forms

plural

cents