1
: a monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of a basic unit of value (such as dollar, euro, rand) see birr, dollar, euro, leone, lilangeni, nakfa, 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
Examples of cent in a Sentence
Noun
A dime is worth 10 cents.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 3 July 2024
The company had a net loss of $554 million, or 87 cents a share, in the first quarter.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 July 2024
The consensus expectation among analysts was a net loss of 21 cents a share and revenue of $10.55 million.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 July 2024
For the Knicks, every dollar and cent matters in building this roster.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Noun
According to GasBuddy, the average price for regular gas is down by 71 cents from a year ago in the state of Washington, 60 cents in Oregon, 44 cents in Utah and 42 cents in Colorado.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 3 July 2024
The company had a net loss of $554 million, or 87 cents a share, in the first quarter.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 July 2024
The consensus expectation among analysts was a net loss of 21 cents a share and revenue of $10.55 million.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 July 2024
For the Knicks, every dollar and cent matters in building this roster.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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“Cent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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