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cts.

American  

abbreviation

  1. centimes.

  2. cents.

  3. certificates.


cts British  

abbreviation

  1. cents

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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One pound to each member, per month, is allowed at 5 cts. per pound.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp

The gardeners sell tomato-plants for $10 per dozen, and cabbage-plants for 50 cts. each!

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp

Went to picket post this morning, bought a quart of buttermilk, 25 cts. per quart, which with bread at 15 cents per loaf, I made a homelike dinner.

From An Artilleryman's Diary by Jones, Jenkins Lloyd

Lily-of-the-Valley sells for $1.50 per dozen sprays; Narcissus of various kinds, Hyacinths and Tulips for $1 per dozen; Violets, 50 cts. per bunch; Pansies, Mignonette, Heliotrope, Forget-me-not and Calendulas, 50 cts. per doz.

From Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 by Various

Not more than one in three La France roses is perfect; they bring from 25 cts. to 50 cts. each.

From Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 by Various