cent

/sent/

Thân thiện

A child saves a shiny cent in a piggy bank.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit: A small unit of currency, most commonly one one-hundredth (1/100) of a larger monetary unit like the dollar or euro.
   • A fractional monetary unit of several countries: A subdivision used in the currency systems of various nations, such as the United States, Canada, and members of the Eurozone.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The candy costs fifty cents. (The price is fifty one-hundredths of a dollar.)
  • I found a euro and ten cents on the street. (I found one euro and ten fractional units of it.)
  • He doesn't have a cent to his name. (He has no money at all.)

Advanced Usage

• Not a red cent: An idiom meaning no money whatsoever.
  • After paying the bills, I didn't have a red cent left.
• Put in one's two cents: An idiom meaning to offer an opinion, often when it is unsolicited.
  • She always has to put in her two cents about office decor.

Variants and Related Words

• Percent (n): By hundred, a proportion out of one hundred. (E.g., = 10/100).
• Centennial (adj/n): Relating to a hundredth anniversary.
• Century (n): A period of one hundred years.

Synonyms

• Penny: Specifically refers to the one-cent coin in the United States and Canada.
• Coin: A general term for a small, flat piece of metal used as money.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Not worth a cent: Having no value.
  • That old car isn't worth a cent.
• For two cents: A phrase used to express a strong, often negative, opinion or desire.
  • For two cents, I'd quit this job.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
2. a fractional monetary unit of several countries

Từ đồng nghĩa

• penny
• centime