centime
noun
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, one 100th of a franc.
centimes
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pluralof centime.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Even three centimes higher is dire when played out nationwide,” Anract said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
According to a chalkboard on the wall, the gilets jaunes of Saint-Macaire had a thousand and forty euros and eighty-eight centimes to their name.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
Three large, silver valves deliver different honeys from vats into glass jars — and you can bring your own jar to save 60 centimes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2015
Versus the dollar, it was at 91.69 centimes.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 3, 2012
I gave the woman fifty centimes to make a tip, and she gave me back the copper piece, thinking I had misunderstood the price.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
