centas

[ sen-tahs ]

/ ˈsɛn tɑs /

noun, plural cen·tai [sen-tahy] /ˈsɛn taɪ/.

a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.

Words nearby centas

cent sign, cent-, cent., cental, centare, centas, centaur, centaurea, centaurs, centaurus, centaury

Origin of centas

< Lithuanian ceñtas, ultimately < English cent

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Examples from the Web for centas

For, of course, they could have all the soda-water and ice-cream they wanted without paying a centas their father owned the stand.
The Curlytops at Silver Lake|Howard Roger Garis

British Dictionary definitions for centas

centas

/ (ˈtsæntæs) /

noun plural centai (ˈtsæntaɪ)

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

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