'Cent' definitions:

Definition of 'cent'

(from WordNet)
noun
A fractional monetary unit of several countries
noun
A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit [syn: penny, cent, centime]

Definition of 'Cent'

From: GCIDE
  • Cent \Cent\, n. [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See Hundred.]
  • 1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game. --Nares. [1913 Webster]

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