cent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
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: ¢.
- 2015 November 22, John Oliver, “Pennies”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 35, HBO:
- It's true. 1.7 cents to make 1 cent. That really makes the phrase “you have to spend money to make money” ring painfully true.
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- (informal) A small sum of money.
- He blew every last cent.
- (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 half step.
- Abbreviation of century.
- (obsolete, except in per cent) Abbreviation of 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.
- c. 1450, Octouian Imperator (Octavian), lines 1463-4:
- 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.
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
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References
- cent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- cent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology 1
From Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kentom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Pronunciation
- (standard)
- (before the words "anys", "homes", "hores") IPA(key): /ˈsent/
- (any other position) IPA(key): /ˈsen/
- (Valencian) and (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈsent/
- Rhymes: -ent
Numeral
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Cardinal : cent Ordinal : centè | ||
Catalan Wikipedia article on cent |
cent m or f
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
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)
Further reading
- “cent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “cent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French cent (“hundred”), from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛnt/
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
audio (file) - Hyphenation: cent
Noun
Derived terms
- centiem
- dollarcent
- eurocent
- fluitje van een cent
- rooie cent
Esperanto
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Cardinal : cent Ordinal : centa Adverbial : cente Multiplier : centobla Fractional : centona | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sent/
- Hyphenation: cent
- Audio:
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Number
cent
- (cardinal) hundred
- 1907, L. L. Zamenhof (tr.), La revizoro, Paris: Esperantista Centra Librejo, translation of Ревизор by Nikolaj Vasiljeviĉ Gogol, Acto kvara:
- Ĉu vi, Pjotr Ivanoviĉ, ne havas cent rublojn?
- Do you, Pjotr Ivanovich, not have one hundred rubles?
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French
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Cardinal : cent Ordinal : centième | ||
Etymology 1
From Middle French cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kentom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Pronunciation
- Number
Derived terms
Related terms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛnt, sɛn/
- Homophone: cents
Further reading
- “cent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kentom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Ido
Etymology 1
Back-formation from cento.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English cent, French cent, German Cent, Italian cent, Russian цент (cent), Spanish centavo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sent/, /t͡sent/
Italian
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kentom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Related terms
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 242.
Old French
Noun
cent m (oblique plural cenz or centz, nominative singular cenz or centz, nominative plural cent)
- one hundred
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sɛnt/
audio (file)
Swedish
Declension
Declension of cent | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | cent | centen | cent | centen |
Genitive | cents | centens | cents | centens |
References
- Hur ska vi hantera euro?, Forskningscentralen för de inhemska språken, February 8, 2007
- Euro, Språkrådet, Veckans språkråd 2002