Meaning & use
cent
A monetary unit worth one hundredth of a dollar or other base currency unit.
See it in a sentence
He found a single cent lying on the sidewalk this morning.
Prices ending in ninety-nine cents are a common marketing trick.
A note on using this word
Cent is used across many currencies, such as the euro and dollar, not only the U.S. dollar.
Words with a similar meaning
penny
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