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Definition of Cent

Cent
Cent Cent, n. [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See Hundred.] 1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred. 2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc. 3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game. --Nares.

Meaning of Cent from wikipedia

- Cent may refer to: Cent (currency), a one-hundredth subdivision of several units of currency Penny (Canadian coin), a Canadian coin removed from circulation...
- James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, songwriter, television producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
- The cent is a monetary unit of many national currencies that equals ​1⁄100 of the basic monetary unit. Etymologically, the word 'cent' derives from the...
- The United States one-cent coin (symbol: ¢), often called the penny, is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States dollar. It has...
- CentOS (/ˈsɛntɒs/, from Community Enterprise Operating System) is a Linux distribution that provides a free, community-supported computing platform functionally...
- The cent is a customary unit of measurement still used in some parts of southern Indian states such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and...
- territories per the Coinage Act of 1792. One dollar is divided into 100 cents (symbol: ¢), or into 1000 mills for accounting and taxation purposes (symbol:...
- 50 cents is a coinage value in many systems using decimal currencies. Examples include: Australian fifty-cent coin 50-cent piece (Canadian coin) 50 euro...
- 1943 steel cents are U.S. one-cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. The Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mints...
- The cent is a logarithmic unit of measure used for musical intervals. Twelve-tone equal temperament divides the octave into 12 semitones of 100 cents each...
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