cent

Definitions of cent
  1. noun
    prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check
    synonyms: ct., kasmiddelen
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    antonyms:
    credit, kredietverlening, kredietverstrekking
    arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
    type of:
    afdracht
    a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
  2. noun
    a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
    synonyms: centiem, centime, ct., dollarcent, dubbeltje, duit, duppie, hondje, penning, penningen, stuiver, witje
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    type of:
    geldstuk, munt, muntstuk
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  3. noun
    a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
    synonyms: penning
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    type of:
    geldstuk, munt, muntstuk
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  4. noun
    a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
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    type of:
    geldstuk, munt, muntstuk
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
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This vocabulary list features words with the Latin root cent/i meaning "hundred."

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