cent

== English == === Alternative forms === (abbreviations): cent. === Etymology === From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛnt enPR: sĕnt, IPA(key): /sɛnt/ Homophones: scent, sent === Noun === cent (plural cents or cent) (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. (informal) A small sum of money. (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro. (money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses). (music) A hundredth of a semitone or half step. (nuclear physics) A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar. Abbreviation of century. (obsolete, except in per cent and cent percent) Abbreviation of Latin centum (“one hundred”). c. 1450, Octouian Imperator (Octavian), lines 1463-4: And broght with hem many stout cent / Of green lordynges. 1733, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays, Epistle III to Allen, Lord Bathurst, 372: The demon makes his full descent / In one abundant shower of cent per cent. Abbreviation of centigrade. Abbreviation of center. ==== Usage notes ==== Due to the differing plural formats used in European languages, it is common to use the word cent as a plural throughout the Eurozone. ==== Synonyms ==== (of a dollar): dollarcent (of a euro): Eurocent (coin (Canada, US)): penny ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “cent”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “cent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === NCTE, tecn- == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kəntom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Central) (before the words "anys", "homes", "hores") IPA(key): /ˈsent/ (any other position) IPA(key): /ˈsen/ (Valencia) and (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈsent/ Homophone: sent Rhymes: -ent ==== Numeral ==== cent m or f (cardinal number) hundred ===== Usage notes ===== Catalan cardinal numbers may be used as masculine or feminine adjectives, except un/una (“1”), dos/dues (“2”), cents/centes (“100s”) and its compounds. When used as nouns, Catalan cardinal numbers are treated as masculine singular nouns in most contexts, but in expressions involving time such as la una i trenta (1:30) or les dues (two o'clock), they are feminine because the feminine noun hora has been elided. ===== Derived terms ===== cent per cent per cent ==== Noun ==== cent m (plural cents) hundred ==== See also ==== dos-cents m (“two hundred”), dues-centes f (“two hundred”) Old Catalan: doents (“two hundred”) tres-cents (“three hundred”) quatre-cents (“four hundred”) cinc-cents (“five hundred”) sis-cents (“six hundred”) set-cents (“seven hundred”) vuit-cents (“eight hundred”) nou-cents (“nine hundred”) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English cent. These senses of the word cent in Catalan derive from the inversion of meaning that took place in English where it was used to indicate one hundredth. ==== Noun ==== cent m (plural cents) (music) cent (a hundredth of a half step) (money) cent (a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro) ===== Related terms ===== cèntim (“a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the base unit”) === Further reading === “cent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “cent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === Either a borrowing from English cent or a shortened borrowed from French centime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛnt/ Hyphenation: cent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === cent f (plural centen, diminutive centje n) (money) cent, a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of the Dutch guilder (money) cent, a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: sent Berbice Creole Dutch: sent → Caribbean Javanese: sèn → Indonesian: sen → Papiamentu: sèn, cens → Sranan Tongo: sensi → Caribbean Hindustani: señs → Saramaccan: seén ==== References ==== == Esperanto == === Etymology === From Latin centum. Doublet of cendo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡sent/ Rhymes: -ent Syllabification: cent === Number === cent hundred ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cent”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “cent”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin centum. === Numeral === cent (ORB, broad) hundred === References === cent in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca cent in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == French == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kəntom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /sɑ̃/, (liaison) /sɑ̃t‿/ Homophones: sang, sangs, sans, sens, sent Rhymes: -ɑ̃ ==== Numeral ==== cent m (plural cents or (obsolete) cens) hundred ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== centi- ===== Descendants ===== Haitian Creole: san Louisiana Creole: sen Réunion Creole French: san → Garifuna: san ===== See also ===== deux cents (“two hundred”) trois cents (“three hundred”) quatre cents (“four hundred”) cinq cents (“five hundred”) six cents (“six hundred”) sept cents (“seven hundred”) huit cents (“eight hundred”) neuf cents (“nine hundred”) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English cent, itself from Old French. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /sɛnt/, /sɛn/ Homophone: cents ==== Noun ==== cent m (plural cents) (money) cent (one-hundredth of a dollar or of a euro) Synonym: centime ===== Synonyms ===== (dollar): cenne (colloquial, Canada), sou (slang, North America) ===== Descendants ===== Haitian Creole: san → Arabic: سنت (sant) → Garifuna: san ===== See also ===== franc dollar === Further reading === “cent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kəntom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃɛnt/, /sɛnt/ === Numeral === cent hundred == Hungarian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛnt] Hyphenation: cent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === cent (plural centek) (money) cent (a subunit of currency) (informal) centilitre Synonym: centiliter ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === cent in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Ido == === Etymology 1 === Back-formation from cento. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /t͡sɛnt/ ==== Numeral ==== cent hundred (100) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English cent, French cent, German Cent, Italian cent, Russian цент (cent), Spanish centavo. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /sent/, /t͡sent/ ==== Noun ==== cent (plural cents or cent-i) (numismatics) cent == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cent. === Noun === cent m (invariable) cent (US coin) euro cent (European coin) == Lombard == === Etymology === From centum. === Pronunciation === (Milanese) IPA(key): /tʃẽnt/ (Ticinese) IPA(key): /ʃent/ (Eastern) IPA(key): /hɛnt/, /sɛnt/ === Numeral === cent hundred === References === https://navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it/ == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kəntom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. === Pronunciation === === Numeral === cent hundred ==== Derived terms ==== centen === Further reading === Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 242 == Old French == === Alternative forms === çant, ceint, chent === Etymology === From Latin centum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsent/, (late) /sãnt/ === Numeral === cent oblique singular, m (oblique plural cenz or centz, nominative singular cenz or centz, nominative plural cent) one hundred ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: cent French: cent (see there for further descendants) Norman: chent Walloon: cint → Dutch: cent (from either English or French) (see there for further descendants) → Middle English: cent English: cent (see there for further descendants) == Polish == === Alternative forms === cynt (Zagórze) === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English cent, French cent, German Cent, ultimately from Latin centum. Doublet of sto. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛnt Syllabification: cent === Noun === cent m animal (diminutive cencik, related adjective centowy) cent (subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries; symbol: ¢) (Żywiec) synonym of cetnar ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cent”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “cent”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) cent in PWN's encyclopedia Leon Rzeszowski (1891), “cent”, in “Spis wyrazów ludowych z okolic Żywca”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności‎[4], volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 354 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡sênt/ === Noun === cȅnt m inan (Cyrillic spelling це̏нт) cent (hundredth of a dollar, euro, etc.) (music) cent (hundredth of a semitone) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθent/ [ˈθẽn̪t̪] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈsent/ [ˈsẽn̪t̪] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ent Syllabification: cent === Noun === cent m (plural cents) cent (subunit of euro) Synonym: céntimo === Further reading === “cent”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cent. === Noun === cent c cent; a subunit of currency ==== Declension ==== === References === Hur ska vi hantera euro?, Forskningscentralen för de inhemska språken, February 8, 2007 Euro, Språkrådet, Veckans språkråd 2002