cent

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

cent

honderd

100

duit

Synoniemen

penny

centime

centimeter

centimetre

central

cents

copper

hermit

hundred

hundredth

sent

wizard

one hundredth

c.

euro-cent

eurocent

center

Eurocent

centigrade

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sɛnt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: cent

In summary

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