cent
noun
one 100th of the dollar, or other basic monetary unit, of various nations, including the United States. ¢, c
cents
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pluralof cent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But half of Australia's living cricket royalty and a slew of former coaches - some of whom have been accused of wrongdoing too - have thrown in their two cents.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Majority-owned Brookfield Asset Management’s third-quarter distributable earnings increased 15% to $763 million, or 47 cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Measure FD will generate about $345 million annually for the city Fire Department by raising the city’s retail sales tax from 10.25% to 10.75%, which is about 5 cents more for every $10 spent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
For the third quarter, Once Upon a Farm posted a loss of $3.8 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with a loss of $11.3 million, or $1.66 a share, a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The brokers had long since paid them in full: 100 cents on the dollar.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
