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Cent



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1 English
2 Dutch
3 French

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cent, "hundred", from Latin
centum, from Proto-Indo-European *(d)ḱm̥tóm.

Pronunciation

{| border=1 cellpadding=5 | AHD || sĕnt |- | IPA || /sɛnt/ |- | SAMPA || /sEnt/ |}

Homophones

Noun

cent (plural: cents)
  1. 1/100th of a dollar.
  2. 1/100th of a euro.

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Related words

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Dutch

Pronunciation

{| border=1 cellpadding=5 | IPA || /sɛnt/ |- | SAMPA || /sEnt/ |}

Noun

cent m (plural: centen, diminutive: centje)

  1. 1/100th of a euro

Related words

  • eurocent
  • dollarcent
  • centiem

Translations

  • English: cent


French

Etymology

Old French cent, "hundred", from Latin
centum, from Proto-Indo-European *(d)ḱm̥tóm. Formal cognates include Sanskrit शतं, (śataṃ) शतम् (śatam), Old Church Slavonic съто (sŭto), and Old English hund.

Pronunciation

{| border=1 cellpadding=5 | IPA || /sã(t)/ |- | SAMPA || /sa~(t)/ |}

Homophones

Cardinal numeral

cent m (plural: cents)

  1. 100

Translations

Noun

cent m (plural: cents)

  1. 1/100th of a euro

Related words

  • centime

Translations

  • English: cent



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