cent

Signification (Anglais)

1. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
2. (informal) A small sum of money.
3. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
4. A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
5. A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
6. A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
7. Abbreviation of century.
8. (obsolete) Abbreviation of centum. One hundred.
9. Abbreviation of centigrade.
10. Abbreviation of center.

Concepts

cent

centime

pièce

penny

centin

eurocent

centime d'euro

eurocentime

sou

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sɛnt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.