n.
Pronunciation: ' sent
Function: noun
Etymology: French, hundred, from Latin centum ― more at HUNDRED
Date: 1782
1 : a monetary unit equal to 1/100 of a basic unit of value ― see birr, dollar, euro, gulden, leone, lilangeni, lira, nakfa, pound, rand, rupee, shilling at MONEY table
2 : a coin, token, or note representing one cent
3 : the fen of the People's Republic of China