cent
/sent/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈɛnt] /sent/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈɛnt] /ˈsent/ (ame, mw)
cent — noun
- centsingular
- centsplural
1. a small unit of money equal to one hundredth of a dollar. One cent is the same a
a small unit of money equal to one hundredth of a dollar. One cent is the same as one percent of a dollar, and there are one hundred cents in a dollar bill. A one-cent coin is commonly called a penny in the United States.
Nikhil found a penny — a one-cent coin — on the floor of the school bus.
one-cent coin used as appositive clarification
A first-class stamp now costs seventy-three cents, up from last year.
When the total came to eight dollars and twelve cents, Lucas handed the cashier a ten-dollar bill.
Harper dropped a quarter, two dimes, and three cents onto the counter.
Every cent of the money raised at the bake sale went to the animal shelter.
- penny
everyday US term for a one-cent coin; strictly informal and refers only to the coin, not to the value unit
用法筆記
In the United States and Canada, a one-cent coin is usually called a penny rather than a cent coin, but the value is always described in cents (e.g., 'costs ninety-nine cents').
常見錯誤
2. a small unit of money equal to one hundredth of a euro, used in the countries of
a small unit of money equal to one hundredth of a euro, used in the countries of the eurozone. Euro cents exist as coins in eight different values: one, two, five, ten, twenty, and fifty cents, plus one and two euros.
Felix paid one euro and fifty cents for a fresh baguette at the bakery.
pattern: [euro amount] and [cent amount]
The parking meter in Chiara's neighborhood costs twenty cents for ten minutes.
Dario emptied his pockets and found forty-two euro cents in loose change.
A loaf of bread in Lisbon costs around one euro and thirty cents.
Rodrigo picked up a two-euro-cent coin from the pavement outside the station.
用法筆記
Euro cents are used in all twenty eurozone countries. When there is a risk of confusion with US or Canadian cents, write or say euro cents instead of just cents.