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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

cent

/sɛnt/ noun · British & US
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What does cent mean?

noun

A unit of currency equal to one-hundredth of a dollar in the United States, or one-hundredth of a pound in the United Kingdom. It is also a unit of measurement equal to one-hundredth of an inch or one-hundredth of a gram.

Example

"The price of the item was 50 cents."

Definition generated by AI and curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.

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