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cent

  [sent]
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–noun
1. a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢
2. the 100th part of the monetary units of various other nations, including Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda.
3. sen 3 .
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L centēsimus hundredth (by shortening), equiv. to cent(um) 100 (see hundred ) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix

cent-

 
var. of centi- before a vowel: centare.

cent.

 
1. centigrade.
2. central.
3. centum.
4. century.

centi-

 
a combining form meaning “hundredth” or “hundred,” used in the formation of compound words: centiliter; centimeter; centipede.
Also, especially before a vowel, cent-.

Origin:
< L, comb. form of centum

sen

3  [sen]
–noun, plural sen.
1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Brunei, the 100th part of a dollar.
2. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Indonesia, the 100th part of a rupiah.
3. a bronze, cupronickel, or copper-clad coin and monetary unit of Malaysia, the 100th part of a ringgit.
Also called cent.

Origin:
1950–55; < Malay < E cent
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cent   (sěnt)   
n.   Abbr. ct.
See Table at currency.

[Middle English, from Old French, hundred, from Latin centum; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
Our Living Language  : The plural of cent is cent in some varieties of vernacular Southern English when preceded by a numeral: That costs eighty cent. The lack of the plural suffix -s in such constructions is also found with units of measurement like foot and pound. See Note at foot.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
cent

  1. n.
    one dollar. (Underworld.) : One cent for one joint? Not bad.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

cent 
c.1400, from L. centum "hundred" (see hundred). M.E. meaning was "one hundred," but shifted to "hundredth part" under infl. of percent. Chosen in this sense in 1786 as name for U.S. currency unit by Continental Congress. The name was first suggested by Robert Morris in 1782 under a different currency plan. Before the cent, colonial dollars were reckoned in ninetieths, based on the exchange rate of Pennsylvania money and Spanish coin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

centi- pref.

  1. One-hundredth part (10-2): centiliter.

  2. One hundred (102): centigrade.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

cent

see for two cents; not worth a dime (red cent); put in one's two cents.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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