CENTIME


Meaning of CENTIME in English

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■ noun a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a franc or some other decimal currency units, used in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the introduction of the euro in 2002.

Origin

Fr., from L. centesimus 'hundredth', from centum 'a hundred'.

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