centas

[ sen-tahs ]

noun

, plural cen·tai [sen, -tahy].

1. a former bronze coin of Lithuania, one 100th of a litas.

centas

/ ˈtsæntæs /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Lithuania, worth one hundredth of a litas

Word History and Origins

Origin of centas¹

First recorded in 1930–35; from Lithuanian ceñtas, ultimately from English cent

Example Sentences

For, of course, they could have all the soda-water and ice-cream they wanted without paying a centas their father owned the stand.

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