CENT


Meaning of CENT in English

■ noun

1》 a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dollar or other decimal currency unit.

2》 Music one hundredth of a semitone.

Origin

ME (in the sense 'a hundred'): from Fr. ~ , Ital. ~o , or L. ~um 'hundred'.

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