cent

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US /sɛnt/ See IPA manual

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scent /sɛnt/

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Sounds like saint /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

noun Freq #5970

Meanings

1

noun
A unit of money worth one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or similar currency.

The pen only cost fifty cents.

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1 noun · a unit of money worth one... penny

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Forms cents

Derived forms bitcentcentagedollar-and-centten-cent

Related forms centennialcenti-centipede centurion century dollar euro

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Old French centbor. Middle English cent English cent From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

cent Middle English centum Latin *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Indo-European

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# cent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** sɛnt
**Frequency rank:** 5970

## Meanings
1. A unit of money worth one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or similar currency.

## Examples
- The pen only cost fifty cents.

## Derived Forms
- bitcent
- centage
- dollar-and-cent
- ten-cent

## Related Forms
- centennial
- centi-
- centipede
- centurion
- century
- dollar
- euro

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cent
- Root: centum
- Root: *ḱm̥tóm

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Old French centbor. Middle English cent English cent From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

## AI Etymology
cent is a noun. It is from Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Historical forms in the chain include cent (Middle English), cent (Old French), centum (Latin), and *ḱm̥tóm (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include a unit of money worth one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or similar currency. Derived forms include bitcent, centage, dollar-and-cent, and ten-cent. Related words include centennial, centi-, centipede, and centurion.

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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