The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The coupon cost 30 centavos in Spain but could be exchanged for a 5-10 cent US postal stamp.
From Fox News ● Dec. 17, 2021
Our Goya can piggy bank was down to its last centavos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
When the mayor of São Paulo wanted to increase bus fare by 21 centavos in 2013, the country erupted in the largest mass protests in its history.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2016
Luptech rose 62 centavos, or 18 percent, to 4.07 reais at 2:25 p.m.in Sao Paulo trading, paring the weekly drop to 39 percent.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 25, 2011
The wages Mamá was paid at the hotel were too small to support the seven of them, and Lupita earned only centavos for her errands.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
