Cent (Noun)
Meaning 1
A fractional monetary unit of several countries.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The United States dollar is divided into 100 cents, with coins available in denominations of 1, 5, 10, and 25 cents.
- A cent is the smallest unit of currency in the Eurozone, with coins available in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents.
- The Canadian dollar is also divided into 100 cents, with coins available in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, and 1 dollar.
- In Australia, a cent is one-hundredth of the Australian dollar, although 1c and 2c coins are no longer in circulation.
- The New Zealand dollar is subdivided into 100 cents, with coins available in denominations of 10, 20, and 50 cents, and 1, 2, and 5 dollars.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- A cent is a coin that represents one hundredth of a United States dollar.
- She gave the vendor a dollar for the candy and received 99 cents in change.
- I accidentally dropped 75 cents on the sidewalk this morning and it was stolen.
- The old-fashioned vending machine only accepted cents and the smallest bill it would take was a dollar.
- Purchasing four sodas and paying in 45 quarters adds up to only one dollar and twenty-five cents worth.