cent
noun (cent, cents)
Everyday
- A cent is a small coin or amount of money; a hundred cents make a dollar or a euro. tree →
- «Per cent» means out of a hundred: 50 per cent is half. tree →
In the lessons
the money the prices are told in: a dollar is 100 cents; money in cents is counted like things; the sign ¢ means cents; phrases: «N cents», «a cent», «per cent», «not a cent»
Examples
- A pencil costs 3 cents. tree →
- Anna has 50 cents and spends 20 cents. tree →
- How many cents does Tom have left? tree →
- A dollar is 100 cents. tree →
- I found a 5-cent coin under the sofa. tree →
- Gum costs 75¢. tree →
- 50 per cent of 10 is 5. tree →
- I don't have a cent left! tree →
- And I paid four cents for you. tree →
Note
«A dollar is 100 cents.» Money in cents is counted like things. Trap: 100 cents make one dollar, so change cents to dollars before mixing them. Trap: «cent», «scent» (a smell) and «sent» sound the same. In the UK, 100 pence make a pound.
In Jewish tradition
the money the prices are told in: a dollar is 100 cents; money in cents is counted like things; the sign ¢ means cents; phrases: «N cents», «a cent», «per cent», «not a cent»
Note
«A dollar is 100 cents.» Money in cents is counted like things. Trap: 100 cents make one dollar, so change cents to dollars before mixing them. Trap: «cent», «scent» (a smell) and «sent» sound the same. In the UK, 100 pence make a pound.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «cent» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «cent» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «cent» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «cent» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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