centimo
noun
one 100th of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
centimo
American
[sen-tuh-moh, then-tee-maw, sen-]
/ ˈsɛn təˌmoʊ, ˈθɛn tiˌmɔ, ˈsɛn- /
noun
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centimos
plural
céntimo
1
British
/ ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ /
noun
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a monetary unit of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard currency units
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a former monetary unit of Andorra and Spain, worth one hundredth of a peseta
cêntimo
2
British
/ ˈsɛntɪˌməʊ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of centimo
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish, from French centime; see centime
Example Sentences
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The bond’s price rose 0.14 centimo to 110.71 centimos per sol.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 18, 2011
The bond’s price rose 0.19 centimo to 115.18 centimos per sol.
From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 24, 2011
The bond’s price fell 0.36 centimo to 108.13 centimos per sol.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 28, 2011
But they were even more deeply moved next day, when it became obvious that Luis Miguel had been dreaming out loud; he had not won so much as a centimo in the lottery.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was always good to me; never mocked at me; gave me many a centimo from his little hoard; often shared his dinner if I met him on the road.
From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood
Herself accustomed to pilfer, she knew to the least detail every trick of the servants, and not a céntimo escaped her; she always thought she was being robbed.
From The Quest by Isaac Goldberg
And surely enough, on San Marcos Street I hired a domino and a mask for three pesetas, and I went out on to the street with not a céntimo in my pocket.
From The Quest by Isaac Goldberg
Pastiri was alone that day, as his companion had gone off to the Escorial; since he had no one to act as his confederate in the game he hadn't made a céntimo.
From The Quest by Isaac Goldberg
There came a day when he was stranded without a céntimo and he resorted to the María Cristina barracks.
From The Quest by Isaac Goldberg
No. I tell you I'm not trying to get a céntimo from you.
From The Quest by Isaac Goldberg
The bond’s price rose 0.14 centimo to 110.71 centimos per sol.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 18, 2011
The bond’s price rose 0.19 centimo to 115.18 centimos per sol.
From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 24, 2011
The bond’s price fell 0.36 centimo to 108.13 centimos per sol.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 28, 2011
Filling them both cost three pesetas sixty centimos.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Give me five centimos, only five centimos, and Heaven will pay you back.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates
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